First adult record of Uncisudis advena (Rofen, 1963) from northwestern Australia (Family Paralepididae)
Author
Ho, Hsuan-Ching
0000-0003-1154-601X
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, National Institutes of Applied Research, Kaohsiung, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
ogcoho@gmail.com
Author
Pogonoski, John J.
Australian National Fish Collection, National Research Collections Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Zootaxa
2025
2025-08-06
5673
3
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.6
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TABLE 1. Morphometric data of the adult Uncisudis advena, compared to those of types (taken from Rofen 1963, 1966). | CSIRO H 3081-03 | Types |
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| SL (mm) | 220 | | 51.5–62.0 (n=6) |
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| % SL | %HL | % SL |
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| Head length (HL) | 28.0 | | 23.3–25.6 |
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| Body depth | 8.3 | 29.7 | 6.0–7.0 |
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| Predorsal | 59.1 | - | 58.5–60.2 |
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| Prepelvic | 61.4 | - | 58.1–60.9 |
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| Preanal | 76.4 | - | 74.1–75.8 |
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| Pre-anus | 64.5 | - | 61.6–64.5 |
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| Distance between dorsal- and pelvic- fin origins (D–V) | 2.3 | 8.1 | 0.0–1.4 |
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| Distance between pelvic- and anal- fin origins (V–A) | 17.3 | 61.7 | 15.0–16.4 |
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| Eye diameter | 4.1 | 14.6 | 3.6–3.8 |
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| Interorbital | 2.1 | 7.6 | 2.5–2.9 |
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| Snout | 16.1 | 57.6 | 13.2–14.7 |
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| Pre-nostril | 13.6 | 48.5 | - |
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| Head depth | 7.0 | 25.2 | - |
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| Upper jaw | 14.1 | 50.3 | 12.0–13.0 |
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| Lower jaw | 18.9 | 67.5 | - |
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| Pectoral fin | - | - | 8.3–9.2 |
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| Anal-fin base | 18.1 | 64.6 | 17.6–19.0 |
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| Dorsal-fin base | 3.7 | 13.3 | 3.3–4.0 |
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| Caudal peduncle length | 6.1 | 21.9 | - |
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| VFO–anus | 3.2 | 11.4 | 2.6–3.5 |
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| D–V/V–A | 13.2 | - | - |
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