A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indo- Pacific, with revised generic diagnosis Author Hibino, Yusuke Author Kimura, Seishi text Zootaxa 2015 4060 1 journal volume 39201 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.10 d89b13f9-dd18-4b60-a926-f1e2509c941f 1175-5326 244050 0D7EB842-F5BB-4F6B-8461-14E9D1FB26A8

TABLE 2. Counts and measurements of Bleeker specimens of Muraenichthys gymnopterus and Muraenichthys velinasalis sp.nov. Figures in parentheses indicate mean values.

	Muraenichthys gymnopterus	Muraenichthys velinasalis
	Holotype Bleeker specimen (not of types)	Holotype Paratypes (n=4)
Total length (mm) Counts Lateral-line pores before anus	RMNH.PISC. RMNH.PISC. BMNH 7165 36265 1867.11.28.301 223.0 257.0 325.0 44 43 45	USNM 313976 281.0 97.9–158.3 (129.9) 49 44–47 (46.0)
Predorsal vertebrae	30 30 30	50 44–53 (48.0)
Preanal vertebrae	43 41 44	47 44–51 (47.0)
Total vertebrae	130 129 130	137 136–139 (137.8)
Measurements As % of total length Head length Trunk length	15 14 13 24 24 24	12 13–14 (13.3) 30 25–31 (28.0)
Tail length	61 61 62	58 57–61 (59.3)
Body depth at gill opening	2.8 3.4 3.5	4 2.6–4.4 (3.6)
Body depth at mid-anus Body width at gill opening	2.8 3.7 3.5 1.6 2.8 2.7	4.3 2.5–3.8 (3.0) 2.4 1.6–2.0 (1.8)
Body width at mid-anus	2.3 3.1 3.2	2.6 1.8–2.0 (1.9)
As % of head length Anus to origin of dorsal fin	73 77 87	19 1.0–6.4 (3.6)
Upper-jaw length Length of mouth gape	32 34 39 24 25 27	36 37–40 (38.3) 31 27–29 (28.0)
Snout length	10 13 13	16 13–15 (14.0)
Eye diameter	4.1 3.2 5.5	6 4.8–6.9 (6.3)
Interorbital width Gill-opening length	7.4 7.8 11 5.1 5.4 8.2	10 5.2–7.8 (6.8) 6.9 3.2–6.3 (4.1)
Body depth at gill opening	19 25 27	33 21–32 (27.0)
Body depth at mid-anus	19 27 27	36 20–28 (22.8)