First records of two brackish gobiid genera (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Taiwan as their western Pacific distributional addenda
Author
Li, Hsien-En
0000-0002-5964-3292
Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C.
seanlee22@hotmail.com
Author
Chen, I-Shiung
0000-0002-4190-7720
Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C. & Center for Excellence of the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C.
iscfish@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2025
2025-12-30
5738
1
171
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.21
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.21
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TABLE 1. Meristic counts and morphometric percentages of the two newly recorded estuarine gobies in this study.| Species | Mangarinus waterousi | Dotsugobius bleekeri |
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| Sex | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ |
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| n | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| D | VI–I, 11 | VI–I, 11–12 | VI–I, 8 |
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| A | I, 10 | I, 10–11 | I, 7 |
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| P1 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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| P2 | I, 5 | I, 5 | I, 5 |
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| LR | 54 | 52–54 | 29 |
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| TR | 20 | 17–18 | 14 |
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| Pred | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| D-P | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| % in SL |
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| Head length | 22.7 | 21.7–25.3 (23.5) | 32.4 |
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| Predorsal length | 34.5 | 31.3–35.5 (33.4) | 33.6 |
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| Snout to 2nd dorsal origin | 54.3 | 51.4–55.4 (53.4) | 56.1 |
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| Snout to anus | 54.9 | 50.3–53.5 (51.9) | 54.0 |
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| Snout to anal fin origin | 58.4 | 53.5–58.3 (55.9) | 58.8 |
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| Prepelvic length | 28.9 | 27.0–28.1 (27.5) | 32.6 |
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| Caudal peduncle length | 16.4 | 16.6–16.9 (16.7) | 28.0 |
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| Caudal peduncle depth | 10.3 | 10.3–10.6 (10.5) | 13.4 |
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| 1st dorsal fin base length | 21.0 | 17.7–19.0 (18.4) | 18.7 |
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| 2nd dorsal fin base length | 32.5 | 3.2–33.4 (33.3) | 22.3 |
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| Anal fin base length | 27.4 | 27.9–28.3 (28.1) | 16.7 |
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| Caudal fin length | 31.4 | 22.4–26.5 (24.5) | 27.2 |
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| Pectoral fin length | 20.6 | 12.9–16.1 (14.2) | 32.1 |
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| Pelvic fin length | 16.9 | 12.2–14.1 (13.2) | 27.0 |
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| Body depth at pelvic fin base | 15.4 | 15.2–15.2 (15.2) | 27.9 |
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| Body depth at anal fin base | 13.3 | 12.2–12.3 (12.3) | 23.4 |
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| Body width at anal fin base | 11.3 | 9.8–11.1 (10.5) | 16.2 |
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| Pelvic fin origin to anus | 26.4 | 22.6–25.3 (24.0) | 21.6 |
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| % in HL |
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| Head width in maximum | 62.0 | 62.6–68.6 (65.6) | 67.4 |
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| Head width at upper gill opening | 42.9 | 41.5–45.2 (43.4) | 49.0 |
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| Eye diameter | 15.6 | 14.5–19.4 (16.9) | 28.8 |
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| Bony interorbital width | 7.4 | 5.6–7.6 (6.6) | 6.3 |
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| Fleshy interorbital width | 47.1 | 38.8–38.9 (38.9) | 21.9 |
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| Snout length | 27.1 | 20.9–24.3 (22.6) | 30.6 |
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| Lower jaw length | 23.1 | 24.2–29.6 (26.9) | 26.5 |
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| Cheek depth | 29.8 | 27.5–30.1 (28.8) | 31.7 |
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| Postorbital length | 65.1 | 58.9–59.7 (59.3) | 50.5 |
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