New record of Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan, 1908) from Taiwan (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae)
Author
Su, Yo
Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Author
Ho, Hsuan-Ching
Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan & Institute of Marine Biology, National Donghwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
Author
Amaoka, Kunio
Professor emeritus, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-06-25
5474
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5474.1.4
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TABLE 2. Morphometric characters of Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan, 1908). Abbreviations: B=blind side; F=female; J=juvenile; M=male; O=ocular side.| — | | This study | | Hensley & Randall (1990) | Amaoka et al. (1993) | Katayama et al. (2012) |
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| NMMB-P 39332 | NMMBP 40031 | NMMB- P 40032 | n=32 | Holotype | n=33 | n=4 |
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| Sex | M | F | M | M | 20M; 11F; 1 unknown | M | 11M; 22F | 3M; 1F |
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| SL (mm) | 45.0 | 39.3 | 55.4 | 53.1 | 22.9–60.9 | 49 | 33.4–58.7 | 51.9–72.9 |
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| %SL |
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| HL | 28.0 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 27.9 | 25.5–29.9 | 28.9 | 26.9–31.2 | 25.0–26.7 |
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| Body depth | 49.4 | 46.1 | 50.9 | 57.1 | 45.3–56.5 | 50.8 | 46.7–53.5 | 54.1–57.5 |
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| Snout length | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.2–7.0 | 6.5 | 5.9–7.5 | 6.3–6.9 |
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| Upper-eye diameter | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.7–9.7 | 8.4 | 7.6–10.0 | 6.9–7.7 |
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| Lower-eye diameter | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 6.5–9.3 | 8.6 | 7.6–10.3 | 6.9–7.7 |
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| Interorbital width (M) | 7.8 | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 4.9–10.3 | 9.6 | 3.5–8.3 | 7.3–9.9 |
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| Interorbital width (F & J) | - | 2.2 | - | - | 0.9–3.8 | - | 1.8–4.9 | 4.4 |
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| Upper-jaw length (O) | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.8–11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8–11.8 | 8.1–9.8 |
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| Upper-jaw length (B) | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.6–10.5 | 9.6 | 9.2–12.2 | 8.5–9.4 |
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| Lower-jaw length (O) | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.0–14.7 | 13.5 | 13.1–15.7 | 6.9–8.5 |
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| Lower-jaw length (B) | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 12.5–15.3 | 13.9 | 13.6–16.4 | 6.3–8.3 |
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| Caudal-peduncle depth | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 9.9 | 11.7–14.4 | 12.7 | 11.1–13.9 | 3.3–15.0 |
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| Pectoral-fin length (M; O) | 33.0 | - | 38.3 | 47.5 | 30.2–47.2 | 33.5 | 22.5–46.7 | 35.5–40.7 |
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| Pectoral-fin length (F & J; O) | - | 24.5 | - | - | 26.4–34.1 | - | 19.8–40.7 | 20.2 |
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| Pectoral-fin length (B) | 12.9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 10.6–13.9 | 12.9 | 10.8–13.8 | 12.2–16.3 (M); 10.6 (F) |
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| Pelvic-fin base (O) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 8.7–10.9 | 9.2 | 8.7–11.0 | - |
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| Pelvic-fin base (B) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.6–3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9–3.8 | - |
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| Longest dorsal-fin ray | 13.6 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 10.4–13.1 | 14.3 | 12.3–14.9 | 11.4–13.4 |
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| Longest anal-fin ray | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 9.8–13.6 | 13.5 | 12.8–16.0 | 11.3–12.9 |
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| Caudal-fin length | 24.2 | 25.6 | 24.0 | N/A | 21.1–25.9 | 25.7 | 22.6–27.0 | 20.8–24.7 |
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