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TABLE 1 in Five new ocellus-bearing species of the cusk-eel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the West Pacific, with establishment of three new species groups
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- 1. Institute of Marine Research, P. O. Box 1870 Nordnes, N- 5817 Bergen, Norway. Corresponding author; & National Research Foundation - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda / Grahamstown, South Africa & Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 2. Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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TABLE 1. Ocellus-bearing Neobythites species, with number and category of ocelli, preopercular spine number, and pelvic-fin length information.
| Species group | Neobythites species | Ocellus nr.; category | Preopercular spine(s) | Pelvic fin * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. superocellatus n. sp. | 1; c | 2 | short | |
| australiensis | N. australiensis Nielsen N. nigriventris Nielsen | 1; c 1; c | 2 2 | short short |
| N. unimaculatus Smith & Radcliffe | 1; c | 2 | short | |
| N. japonicus n. sp. | 2; a, c | 2 | short | |
| kenyaensis | N. kenyaensis Nielsen | 2; a, c | 0 | short |
| N. ocellatus Günther | 2; a, c | 0–1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. jonathan n. sp. | 1; c | 2 | long | |
| longiventralis | N. zora n. sp. | 2; c, p1 | 2 | long |
| N. longiventralis Nielsen | 2; a, c | 2 | long | |
| N. longipes Smith & Radcliffe ** | 1; c | 2 | long | |
| N. pako n. sp. | 1; c | 1 | short | |
| N. gloriae Uiblein & Nielsen | 1; c | 0 | short | |
| N. lombokensis Uiblein & Nielsen | 1; c | 0 | short | |
| steatiticus | N. malayanus Weber | 1; c | 0 | short |
| N. malhaensis Nielsen | 1; c | 1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. meteori Nielsen | 1; c | 1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. monocellatus Nielsen | 1; c | 0–1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. steatiticus Alcock | 1; c | 0–1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. stefanovi Nielsen & Uiblein | 1; c | 0 | short | |
| N. bimaculatus Nielsen | 2; c, p1 | 2 | short | |
| N. crosnieri Nielsen | 2; p1, p2 | 2 | short | |
| N. fasciatus Smith & Radcliffe | 4; c, p1, p2, p3 | 2 | short | |
| N. fijiensis Nielsen | 3; c, p1, p2 | 2 | short | |
| ungrouped | N. gilli Goode & Bean | 2; c, p1 | 0–1 (reduced) | short |
| N. macrocelli Nielsen | 2; c, p1 | 2 | short | |
| N. macrops Günther | 2 (3, 4); c, p1 (p2, p3) | 2 | short | |
| N. marianaensis Nielsen | 2; c, p1 | 2 | short | |
| N. multiocellatus Nielsen, Uiblein & Mincarone | 2; c, p1 | 0–1 (reduced) | short | |
| N. stigmosus Machida | 3; c, p1, p2 | 2 | short |
a = anterior ocellus; c = central ocellus; p1, p2, p3 = first, second, third posterior ocellus; * long/short: clearly extending/not extending beyond anus; ** formerly included in the steatiticus group (see Uiblein & Nielsen 2018).
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References
- Uiblein F. & Nielsen J. G. (2018) Review of the steatiticus species group of the cuskeel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4387 (1), 157 - 173. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4387.1.7