identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
6570D216FFF18F30FF69E113348451FC.text	6570D216FFF18F30FF69E113348451FC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites gloriae Uiblein & Nielsen 2018	<div><p>Neobythites gloriae n. sp.</p><p>(Figures 1–3, Tables 1–3)</p><p>Neobythites steatiticus: Nielsen 1995 (in part, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman).</p><p>Neobythites stefanovi: Nielsen &amp; Uiblein 1993 and Nielsen 1995, 2002 (in part, Gulf of Oman).</p><p>Holotype. USNM 309008 (male, 158 mm SL), Gulf of Oman, NW Indian Ocean, 25°02' N, 56°52' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.866665&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.033333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.866665/lat 25.033333)">Anton Bruun</a>, cruise 4B, st. 264A, bottom trawl, 272–291 m depth, 2 Dec 1963.</p><p>Paratypes (n=8, 130– 150 mm SL). BMNH 1904.5.25.1 (1 male, 150 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.783333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.533333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.783333/lat 25.533333)">Gulf of Oman</a>, 25°32' N, 57°47' E, 320 m depth ; BMHN 1910.1.31.7–10 (3 females and 1 male, 132–145 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.783333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.583334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.783333/lat 25.583334)">Gulf of Oman</a>, 25°35' N, 57°47' E, 311 m depth ; BMHN 1910.1.31.23 (1 female, 130 mm SL), Arabian Gulf, 10' W of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 m depth ; USNM 440378 (1 male, 140 mm SL), and ZMUC P771754 (1 female, 131 mm SL), same data as for the holotype .</p><p>Diagnosis. No spines on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 90–93; anal-fin rays 72–76; pectoral finrays 24–27; precaudal vertebrae 12; total vertebrae 54–56; pseudobranchial filaments 3–4; long gill rakers on anterior arch 11–13; head length 25.5–28.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 13.5–17.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching beyond anus; orbit length 5.3–5.9 % SL, 19.5–23.5 % head length, and 2.0–2.2 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 3.9–4.9 % SL and 15.5–19.0 % head length; ocellus spot placed well posterior to a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 49.0–51 % SL, and the spot covering 6–8 dorsal-fin rays; margins of posterior fifth to a quarter of dorsal fin and posterior half to two thirds of anal fin dark pigmented; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.8–5.0 % SL, sulcus length 3.4–3.7 % SL, and ostium height 21.0–26.5 % sulcus length.</p><p>Description (based on holotype, differences in paratypes mentioned in round brackets). Rather elongate fish with complete lateral line in preserved specimens; on the anterior half of body, the lateral line runs with 8–10 scale rows to dorsal edge, decreasing posteriorad; head and body fully covered with cycloid scales; origin of dorsal fin above hind margin of opercle; origin of anal fin slightly in front of midpoint of fish; tip of pectoral fins ending just above origin of anal fin; pelvic fins reaching almost to origin of anal fin; blunt snout slightly shorter than diameter of eye; upper jaw ending well behind eye; anterior nostril ending in a short tube and the larger posterior nostril in a mere hole; no spines on preopercle; strong opercular spine; anterior gill raker with 1–2 (2–3) blunt and 3–4 (2–3) long rakers on upper branch; one long raker in angle and lower branch with eight long and 6 (7) blunt rakers; gill filaments 1.5–3.0 (1–4) times as long as long rakers; distinct pseudobranchial filaments 3 (3–4).</p><p>Otolith. Otolith oval, its height 1.6 (1.5–1.7) times in its length; sulcus large, 1.3 (1.3–1.4) times in otolith length; ostium 1.5 times in sulcus length; ostium height 3.3 (2.6–3.3) times in ostium length.</p><p>Dentition. Premaxillaries and dentaries with small, pointed teeth in 3–4 irregular rows anteriorly, decreasing to 1–2 rows posteriorad. Teeth in outer rows somewhat longer. Vomer triangular with many small, close-set teeth. Palatines with several rows of small, close-set teeth. Two median basibranchial tooth patches, the anterior elongate and the posterior much smaller and circular.</p><p>Axial skeleton (from radiographs). Precaudal vertebrae 12 and caudal vertebrae 42 (42–45) and all neural and haemal spines pointed; first neural spine one third length of second spine, that is longer than the following spines; bases of neural spines more or less enlarged; parapophyses present on posterior 7–8 precaudal vertebrae; pleural ribs on vertebrae 3–11 (3–4 to 10–12); epipleural ribs on vertebrae 3–8.</p><p>Colour. Preserved fish (holotype [Figure 1A] and paratypes). Body mottled brown, abdomen silvery bluish, lateral line pale brown, rather indistinct; head pale brown with brown preopercular area behind eye, gill cover transparent, eyes bluish; ocellus spot dark brown, its horizontal diameter about orbit length, placed well behind a vertical line through anal-fin origin; dorsal and anal fins with pale- to dark-brown distal margins along posterior fifth to quarter of dorsal fin and posterior half to two-thirds of anal fin; margins becoming darker towards dark caudal-fin tip.</p><p>Etymology. The new species name honors the wife of the first author, Gloria Jansen Echevarria.</p><p>Distribution. Inner Gulf of Oman, NW Indian Ocean, at 272–320 m depth, and southern Arabian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, at 26 m depth.</p><p>Comparisons. Neobythites gloriae n. sp. differs from all congeners by the following combination of characters: a single ocellus placed on dorsal fin at mid-body, preopercular spines lacking, 11–13 developed gill rakers, head length 25.5–28.0 % SL, gill filament length 3.9–4.9 % SL, orbit length 19.5–23.5 % head length and 45–50 % upper-jaw length, and otolith sulcus length 3.4–3.7 % SL.</p><p>Neobythites gloriae n. sp. is most similar to N. stefanovi, sharing the following characters: dorsal fin with one ocellus, preopercular spine absent, pelvic fins ending anterior to anus, similar number of long rakers on anterior gill arch, eyes five times or less in head length, and similar otolith sulcus length. Neobythites gloriae differs from N. stefanovi having longer gill filaments (3.9–4.9 vs. 1.4–3.7 % SL) and a slightly smaller ocellus spot (spot covering 6–8 vs. 8–12 dorsal-fin rays). These two characters in combination with head length, orbit length, and ocellus-spot distance best distinguish N. gloriae from N. steatiticus and N. steatiticus from N. stefanovi (Figure 3; Tables 1–3).</p><p>Remarks. The description of Neobythites gloriae n. sp. is based on three former N. stefanovi paratypes from the inner Gulf of Oman (Nielsen &amp; Uiblein 1993) and six specimens previously identified as N. steatiticus (Nielsen 1995) . Apart from this earlier misidentified material, no additional specimens and no photographs of fresh fish were available for our study. The depth of 26 m reported for the single Arabian Gulf specimen (BMHN 1910.1.31.23), indicated as questionable by Nielsen (1995), is here confirmed based on original data recordings available from NHM.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF18F30FF69E113348451FC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF38F36FF69E06136F151FD.text	6570D216FFF38F36FF69E06136F151FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites lombokensis Uiblein & Nielsen 2018	<div><p>Neobythites lombokensis n. sp.</p><p>(Figures 1–2, Tables 1, 3)</p><p>Neobythites meteori: Nielsen 2002: 57, fig. 47.</p><p>Neobythites sp. 2: Gloerfelt-Tarp &amp; Kailola 1984: 88 –89 (colour photo).</p><p>Holotype. ZMUC P77744 (93 mm SL), SE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.966666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.566666/lat -8.966666)">Lombok Island</a>, Indonesia, Eastern Indian Ocean, 8°58’S, 116°34’ E, JETINDOFISH, sta. TGT 1717, bottom trawl, 150–280 m depth, July 1981.</p><p>Diagnosis. No spines on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 91; anal-fin rays 72; pectoral fin-rays 29; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 53; pseudobranchial filaments 3; long gill rakers on anterior arch 7; head length 23.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 13.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching beyond anus; orbit length 5.2 % SL, 22.5 % head length, and 53 % upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 2.2 % SL and 9.4 % head length; ocellus spot originating just behind at a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 43.0 % SL, and the spot covering 14 dorsal-fin rays; dorsal and anal fins not or only patchily pigmented; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.8 % SL, sulcus length 3.2 % SL, and ostium height 26.0 % sulcus length.</p><p>Description. Body rather elongate; complete lateral line running close to dorsal edge; head and body covered with cycloid scales; origin of dorsal fin well behind opercle; origin of anal fin slightly anterior to midpoint of fish; tip of pectoral fin well in front of anal fin origin; pelvic fins reaching halfway to origin of anal fin; blunt snout shorter than diameter of eye; upper jaw ends below posterior half of eye; anterior nostril with low rim and larger posterior nostril a mere hole; spine absent on posterior margin of preopercle; opercular spine strong and straight; anterior gill arch with 2–3 short and 1 long raker on upper branch, 1 long raker in angle and lower branch with 5 long and 6 short rakers; gill filaments twice the length of the long rakers; three distinct pseudobranchial filaments.</p><p>Otolith (Nielsen 2002, fig. 48B). Otolith oval, its height 1.5 times in its length; sulcus large, 1.5 times in otolith length; ostium length 1.7 times in sulcus length; ostium height 2.3 in ostium length.</p><p>Dentition. Premaxillaries and dentaries with irregular tooth rows, teeth on outer rows needle-like. Blunt teeth on subtriangular vomer and palatines. Two median basibranchial tooth patches, the anterior oblong and posterior smaller and circular.</p><p>Axial skeleton (from radiograph). Precaudal 13 and caudal vertebrae 40; tip of all neural and haemal spines thin and pointed; first neural spine half length of second spine; vertebrae 3–5 with slightly depressed neural spines; bases of vertebral spines 5–8 enlarged; parapophyses present on posterior seven precaudal vertebrae; pleural ribs on vertebrae 3–13; epipleural ribs not observed.</p><p>Colour (fresh fish; Figure 1B 2). Body mottled pale-brown to brown, becoming paler posteriorly, abdomen whitish blue, lateral line indistinct; head brown dorsally and pale brown below and behind eye, gill cover pale; ocellus with large black spot, its horizontal diameter more than twice of orbit length, placed above anterior part of anal fin; posterior parts of dorsal fin and nearly entire anal fin patchily covered with pale-brown or brown pigment; no margin or band on anal fin.</p><p>Colour (preserved fish; holotype after 36 years of preservation, Figure 1B1). Body and head mottled brown, abdomen and eyes bluish, lateral line indistinct; gill cover transparent, inside of peritoneum with many black spots of various sizes; ocellus spot dark-brown; patchily distributed traces of brown pigmentation on dorsal and anal fins.</p><p>Etymology. Named after the type locality, SE off Lombok Island, southern Indonesia.</p><p>Distribution. Single type specimen trawled SE of Lombok Island, Indonesia, Eastern Indian Ocean, at 150– 280 m depth.</p><p>Biology. The holotype is an unripe female caught between the lower shelf and upper continental slope. Its intestinal contents were unidentifiable except for parts of a small bivalve, suggesting a benthic lifestyle.</p><p>Comparisons. Neobythites lombokensis n. sp. differs from all congeners in the following combination of characters: a single ocellus placed on dorsal fin at mid-body, no preopercular spines, 7 developed gill rakers, head length 23.0 % SL, gill filament length 2.2 % SL, orbit length 22.5 % head length and 1.9 times in upper-jaw length, and otolith sulcus length 3.2 % SL.</p><p>Neobythites lombokensis seems most similar to N. meteori, sharing the following characters: dorsal fin with one ocellus, preopercular spine absent, pelvic fins ending anterior to anus, teeth needle-like and less than eight long rakers on anterior gill arch. Neobythites lombokensis differs from N. meteori in having a larger ocellus spot (spot covering 14 vs. 9 dorsal-fin rays), the ocellus placed above anterior part of anal fin (vs. above anus), and shorter gill filaments (9.4 vs. 13.0 % head length), respectively.</p><p>Remarks. In a review of the genus Neobythites from the Western Indian Ocean, Nielsen (1995) described seven new species. One of these, N. meteori, was based on a specimen from off Socotra Is. Furthermore, a specimen from off Lombok was referred to N. meteori but not designated as a paratype because of a number of differences from the Socotra specimen. Subsequent examination of the Lombok specimen showed that it represented an undescribed species of Neobythites, which is herein described.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF38F36FF69E06136F151FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF58F34FF69E4E037735438.text	6570D216FFF58F34FF69E4E037735438.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites longipes Smith & Radcliffe 1913	<div><p>Neobythites longipes Smith &amp; Radcliffe, 1913</p><p>(Figures 1–2, Tables 1, 3)</p><p>Neobythites longipes: Nielsen 2002: 38, fig. 9.</p><p>Holotype. USNM 74126 (female, 276 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.74444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.0333333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.74444/lat 6.0333333)">Jolo Island</a>, Philippines, Western Pacific, 06°02'00" N, 120°44'40" E, RV Albatross, st. 5550, bottom trawl, 472 m depth, 17 Sep. 1909.</p><p>Paratypes (n = 4, 90– 207 mm SL). USNM 99070 (2 females, 165–242 mm SL), Philippines, 05°50' N, 120°31' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.51667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.8333335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.51667/lat 5.8333335)">Albatross</a>, st. 5564, dredge, 432 m depth, 21 Sep. 1909 ; USNM 99073 (female, 90 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.112495&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.8791666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.112495/lat 4.8791666)">Borneo</a>, 04°52'45" N, 119°06'45" E, RV Albatros s, st. 5580, trawl, 296 m depth, 25 Sep. 1909 ; USNM 99091 (male, 207 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.738884&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.0208335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.738884/lat 6.0208335)">Jolo</a>, Philippines, 06°01'15" N, 120°44'20" E, RV Albatross st. 5549, trawl, 481 m depth, 17 Sep. 1909 .</p><p>Non-types (n = 18, 98– 301 mm SL). AMS I.22808-019 (female, 204 mm SL), 220 km N of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 17°59' S 118°17' E, RV Soela, st. SO 2/82/17–18, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Engel</a> trawl, 404–420 m depth, 3 Apr. 1982; AMS 1.22821-027 (female and male, 165–180 mm SL), 190 km northwest of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Port Hedland</a>, 18°16' S 118°12' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Soela</a>, st. SO 2/82/36–38, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Engel</a> trawl, 298–320 m depth, 10 Apr. 1982; AMS 1.23425-007 (2 males, 240–242 mm SL), northwest shelf, Western Australia, 18°46' S 117°00" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Soela</a>, st. SO 4/82/leg l, bottom trawl, 400 m depth, 1 Aug. 1982; CSIRO CA3916–19 (2 females and 2 males, 212–301 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.50667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.751667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.50667/lat -17.751667)">Port Hedland</a>, Western Australia, 17°45.1' S 118°30.4' E, RV Soela, st . SO 183170, 442– 460 m depth, 5 Feb. 1983; NTM S.12588-020 (female, 194 mm SL), off Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, 17°22' S 118°38' E, RV Comac Endeavour, st. WH 85-15, 430 m depth, 2 Nov. 1985; NTM S.12631-005 (female and 2 males, SL 226–264 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Rowley Shoals</a>, Western Australia, 17°37' S 118°40' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Comac Endeavour</a>, st. YW 85-21, 400 m depth, 4 Nov. 1985; NTM S.14378-001 (male, 245 mm SL), off Cartier Reef, Timor Sea, 13°7.89' S 123°12.65' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Lady Basten</a>, st. RW 96-30, 420 m, 19 June 1996; WAM P.28081-001 (female, 230 mm SL), 45 km northeast of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Rowley Shoals</a>, Western Australia, 17°44' S 120°5' E, 431–433 m depth, 20 Aug. 1983; WAM P.29125-001 (female, 163 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Rowley Shoals</a>, Western Australia, 17°27' S 119°44' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.73333/lat -17.45)">Umitaka Maru</a>, trawl, 20 Dec. 1969; ZMUC P779 (female, 195 mm SL), off Jolo , Philippines, trawl, 463 m depth, 27 Mar. 1914; ZMUC P77740 (male, 98 mm SL), SE of Lombok, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.966666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.566666/lat -8.966666)">Indonesia</a>, 8°58’ S 116°34’ E, JETINDOFISH TGT 1718, trawl, 150–280 m depth, July 1981.</p><p>Diagnosis. No spines on hind margin of preopercle; Dorsal fin-rays 96–103; anal-fin rays 72–76; pectoral finrays 27–30; precaudal vertebrae 13–14 (mostly 14); total vertebrae 57–60; pseudobranchial filaments 5–10; long gill rakers on anterior arch 8–10; head length 22.5–25.5 % SL; pelvic-fin length 28.5–54 % SL, pelvic fins reaching well beyond anus; orbit length 3.9–5.0 % SL, 17.0–21.5 % head length, and 2.4–3.2 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 1.3–2.7 % SL and 5.7–11.0 % head length; ocellus spot placed behind a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 42.0–53 % SL, and the spot covering 9–13 dorsal-fin rays; margins of posterior third of dorsal fin and posterior two thirds of anal fin dark pigmented; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.8–6.2 % SL, sulcus length 4.3–4.9 % SL, and ostium height 12.5–15.0 % sulcus length.</p><p>Distribution. From NW Australia to Philippines, at 150–481 m depth.</p><p>Remarks. The photograph of the fresh specimen (Figure 1C 2) shows that the anterior two thirds of the lateral line and the entire margin of the anal fin to be black pigmented. The pigmentation of the dorsal fin as revealed by examination of the preserved specimen is however not evident in the fresh photograph. The overall bluish colour of the fresh specimen appears to us as artifact.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF58F34FF69E4E037735438	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF68F34FF69E54636E351F6.text	6570D216FFF68F34FF69E54636E351F6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites malayanus Weber 1913	<div><p>Neobythites malayanus Weber, 1913</p><p>(Figures 1–2, Tables 1, 3)</p><p>Neobythites malayanus: Nielsen 2002: 48, fig. 39.</p><p>Lectotype. ZMA 110.841 (male, 137 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.683334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.316667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.683334/lat -8.316667)">Sumbawa</a>, Indonesia, Western Pacific, 8°19' S 117°41' E, RV Siboga, st. 312, trawl, 274 m depth, 14 Feb. 1900.</p><p>Paralectotypes. ZMA 110.841 (3 females and 1 male, 87–148 mm SL), same data as for the lectotype.</p><p>Non-types (n = 39, 76– 199 mm SL). CAS 33088, male, 140 mm SL, Luzon Is., Philippines, 220–238 m depth, 19 Jul. 1966 ; CAS 56373 (male), 140 mm SL, southeast of Salomague Is., Philippines, 287–313 m depth, 20 Oct. 1960 ; MNHN 1995-915 (3 females, 84–159 mm SL), Vanuatu, West Pacific, 15°7'1" S, 166°55'12" E, MUSORSTOM 8, st. CP 1123, trawl, 262–352 m depth, 9 Oct. 1994; MNHN 1995-918 (female, 119 mm SL), and MNHN 1995-921 (male, 88 mm SL), Vanuatu, West Pacific, 15°6'58" S, 166°53'25" E, MUSORSTOM 8, st. CP 1121, trawl, 315–360 m depth, 9 Oct. 1994; USNM 99054 (6 females and 1 male, 114–129 mm SL), and ZMUC P771288–90 (3 females, 95–112 mm SL), Uanivan Is., Philippines, 6°50'45" N, 126°14'38" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=126.24389&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.8458333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 126.24389/lat 6.8458333)">Albatross</a>, st. 5241, trawl, 393 m depth, 14 May 1908 ; USNM 99127 (male, 199 mm SL), Bongo Is., Philippines, 7°21'45" N, 124°7'15" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.120834&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.3624997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.120834/lat 7.3624997)">Albatross</a>, st. 5256, trawl, 289 m depth, 22 May 1908 ; USNM 99128 (female and male, 76–128 mm SL), between Leyte and Cebu, Philippines, 11°10' N, 124°17'15" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.2875&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.166667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.2875/lat 11.166667)">Albatross</a>, st. 5403, trawl, 333 m depth, 16 Mar. 1909 ; USNM 99129 (2 females, 133–143 mm SL), between Cebu and Leyte, Philippines, 10°40'15" N, 124°15' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.670834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.25/lat 10.670834)">Albatross</a>, st. 5408, trawl, 291 m depth, 18 Mar. 1909 ; USNM 99130 (2 females, 2 males and 1 unsexed, 85–161 mm SL), Uanivan Is., Philippines, 6°50'55" N, 126°14'35" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=126.24305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.8486114" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 126.24305/lat 6.8486114)">Albatross</a>, st. 5243, trawl, 399 m depth, 14 Mar. 1908 ; USNM 99131 (female and male, 141–153 mm SL), Verde Is., Philippines, 13°44'36" N, 120°59'15" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.987495&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.743334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.987495/lat 13.743334)">Albatross</a>, st. 5266, trawl, 183 m depth, 8 June 1908 ; USNM 99132 (female and male, 132–143 mm SL), Pescador Is., Philippines, 9°44' N, 123°14'20" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=123.238884&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.733334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 123.238884/lat 9.733334)">Albatross</a>, st. 5188, trawl, 549 m, 1 Apr. 1908 ; USNM 99133 (2 females and 3 males, 131–173 mm SL), Pescadore Is., Philippines, 9°56'30'' N, 123°15' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=123.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.941667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 123.25/lat 9.941667)">Albatross</a>, st. 5189, trawl, 549 m depth, 1 Apr. 1908 ; USNM 99138 (female, 154 mm SL), off Leyte, Philippines, 10°50' N, 124°26'18" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.43833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.833333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.43833/lat 10.833333)">Albatross</a>, st. 5404, trawl, 348 m depth, 17 Mar. 1909 ; USNM 99150 (female and male, 119+– 129 mm SL), between Leyte and Cebu, Philippines, 11°11'45" N, 124°15'45" E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.2625&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.195833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.2625/lat 11.195833)">Albatross</a>, st. 5402, trawl, 344 m depth, 16 Mar. 1909 ; ZMUC P77741–42 (female and male, 138–171+ mm SL), Saleh Bay, SE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.966666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.566666/lat -8.966666)">Lombok</a>, 8°58’ S 116°34’ E, JETINDOFISH, st. TGT 1897, bottom trawl, 180–300 m depth, Jul. 1981.</p><p>Diagnosis. Indistinct or flat spine on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 90–96; anal-fin rays 74–79; pectoral fin-rays 26–28; precaudal vertebrae 12–13 (mostly 13); total vertebrae 54–57; pseudobranchial filaments 2–4; long gill rakers on anterior arch 8–11; head length 21.5–28.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 13.5–20.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching anus; orbit length 4.2–5.6 % SL, 16.0–23.5 % head length, and 2.2–2.7 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 1.3–3.8 % SL and 5.2–13.5 % head length; ocellus spot placed behind a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 42.5–52 % SL, and the spot covering 6–10 dorsal-fin rays; margins of posterior quarter of dorsal fin and posterior two thirds of anal fin dark pigmented; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 5.1–5.3 % SL, sulcus length 3.3–4.1 % SL, and ostium height 21.0–25.5 % sulcus length.</p><p>Distribution. Indonesia, Philippines, and Vanuatu, at 180–549 m depth.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF68F34FF69E54636E351F6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF78F3AFF69E1F63012541D.text	6570D216FFF78F3AFF69E1F63012541D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites malhaensis Nielsen 1995	<div><p>Neobythites malhaensis Nielsen, 1995</p><p>(Figures 1–2, Tables 1, 3)</p><p>Neobythites malhaensis Nielsen, 1995: 6, fig. 5a.</p><p>Holotype. ZM MGU P-18915 (male, 123 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=62.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-11.033334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 62.25/lat -11.033334)">Saya de Malha Bank</a>, Western Indian Ocean, 11°02' S, 62°15' E, 250 m depth (probably same cruise as paratypes) .</p><p>Paratypes (n = 3; 117–135 mm SL). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=62.266666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-11.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 62.266666/lat -11.133333)">Saya de Malha Bank</a>, Western Indian Ocean: ZM MGU P-18916 (female, 117 mm SL), 11°08' S, 62°16' E, RV Professor Mesiatzev, trawl 476, 235 – 239 m depth, 7 Oct 1977; ZM MGU P- 18917 (female, 132 mm SL), 11°06' S, 62°19' E, RV Professor Mesiatzev, trawl 478, 240 m depth, 7 Oct 1977; ZMUC P77840 (female, 135 mm SL), RV Fiolent, 1973 (no other data).</p><p>Diagnosis. Indistinct or flat spine on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 99–103; anal-fin rays 78–82; pectoral fin-rays 30; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 57–59; pseudobranchial filaments 3–4; long gill rakers on anterior arch 12–13; head length 21.0–21.5 % SL; pelvic-fin length 12.5–13.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching anus; orbit length 4.1–4.9 % SL, 19.5–23.0 % head length, and 2.2–2.4 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 1.6–1.9 % SL and 7.5–8.9 % head length; ocellus spot placed behind a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 42.5–45.5 % SL, and the spot covering 13 dorsal-fin rays; dorsal and anal fins not pigmented; one vertical, dark bar on body below ocellus spot; otolith length 5.2 % SL, sulcus length 3.8 % SL, and ostium height 21.5 % sulcus length.</p><p>Distribution. Saya de Malha Bank, off SE Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, at 235–250 m depth.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF78F3AFF69E1F63012541D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF88F3AFF69E5A236995368.text	6570D216FFF88F3AFF69E5A236995368.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites meteori Nielsen 1995	<div><p>Neobythites meteori Nielsen, 1995</p><p>(Figures 1–2, Tables 1, 3)</p><p>Neobythites meteori Nielsen,1995: 7, fig. 6a.</p><p>Neobythites unimaculatus: Kotthaus 1979: 13, fig. 462.</p><p>Holotype. ZMH 5621 (female, 102 mm SL), off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.9&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.9/lat 11.565)">southwestern Socotra Island</a>, Yemen, NW Indian Ocean, 11°33.9' N, 52°54' E; RV Meteor, st. 102, Agassiz trawl; 175–337 m depth; 20 Dec. 1964 .</p><p>Diagnosis. Flat process on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 91; anal-fin rays 75; pectoral fin-rays 27; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 53; pseudobranchial filaments 3; long gill rakers on anterior arch 6; head length 22.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 11.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching anus; orbit length 4.1–4.9 % SL, 22.0 % head length, and and 2.0 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 2.8 % SL and 13.0 % head length; ocellus spot placed above anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 39.0 % SL, and the spot covering 9 dorsal-fin rays; dorsal and anal fins not pigmented; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.6 % SL.</p><p>Distribution. Off Sokotra Island, NW Indian Ocean, at 175–337 m depth.</p><p>Remarks. In his review, Nielsen (1995: 8) included a second specimen (from off Lombok) as Neobythites meteori without designated it as paratype. This specimen is described as N. lombokensis n. sp. in the current paper. A photo of the freshly caught specimen, later to become the holotype of N. meteori, shows no dark margins or bands on dorsal and anal fins (cf. Kotthaus 1979). Also, the otolith of the holotype of N. meteori turned out to be in bad condition allowing us only to measure otolith length and height.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF88F3AFF69E5A236995368	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFF88F3EFF69E2B634FA52E5.text	6570D216FFF88F3EFF69E2B634FA52E5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites steatiticus Alcock 1894	<div><p>Neobythites steatiticus Alcock, 1894</p><p>(Figures 1–3, Tables 1–3)</p><p>Neobythites steatiticus Alcock, 1894: 181, pl. IX</p><p>Neobythites steatiticus: Norman 1939: 76 (non steatiticus); Nielsen 1995: 11 and 2002: 84 (in part); Jawad 2014: 1 (non steatiticus).</p><p>Holotype. ZSI 13435 (female, 129 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.41861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.068611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.41861/lat 15.068611)">Bay of Bengal</a>, NE Indian Ocean, 15°4'7'' N, 80°25'7'' E, RV Investigator, st. 137, Agassiz trawl, 234 m depth, 3 Mar. 1893.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.615555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.018333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.615555/lat 13.018333)">Non-types</a> (n = 5, 113– 162 mm SL). BMNH 1895.1.3.3 (former ZSI 13477), (female, 143 mm SL), Bay of Bengal, 13°1'6'' N, 80°36'56'' E, RV Investigator, st. 170, Agassiz trawl, 193 m depth, 16 Feb. 1894 ; USNM 46756 (former ZSI 13475), (female, 113 mm SL), USNM 256238 (former ZSI 13474), (female, 127 mm SL), and BMNH 1895.1.3.4 (female, 114 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.47&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.853333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.47/lat 13.853333)">Bay of Bengal</a>, 13°51'12'' N, 80°28'12'' E, RV Investiga tor, st. 162, Agassiz trawl, 261–450 m depth, 30 Jan. 1894 ; ZMUC P 771752 (unripe, 162 mm SL), off Myanmar, 16°27' N 93°57' E, RV Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, st. 42, bottom trawl, 274–277 m depth, 6 May 2015 .</p><p>……continued on the next page <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=78.62334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.746111" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 78.62334/lat 8.746111)">Tentatively</a> referred. Tuticorin Research Center, Tamil Nadu, India, 2, 178– 180 mm SL, Gulf of Manar, 8°44'46'' N, 78°37'24'' E, bottom trawl, 200–250 m depth, 22 Feb. 2010.</p><p>Diagnosis. (Tentatively referred specimens from Gulf of Mannar not included). 0–1 weak spine on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 88–94; anal-fin rays 73–77; pectoral fin-rays 24–27; precaudal vertebrae 12; total vertebrae 53–57; pseudobranchial filaments 2–3; long gill rakers on anterior arch 11–14; head length 28.0– 31.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 14.0–15.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching anus; orbit length 4.8–5.2 % SL, 16.0–18.5 % head length, and 2.3–2.8 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 4.4–5.9 % SL and 15.0–19.0 % head length; ocellus spot placed well behind a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 46.0–51.5 % SL, and the spot covering 7–10 dorsal-fin rays; median part of anal-fin dark and distal and proximal parts light; dorsal fin mostly unpigmented; up to 6 broad, rather distinct dark vertical bars on body; otolith length 5.0–5.2 % SL, sulcus length 3.6–3.7 % SL, and ostium height 21.0–24.5 % sulcus length.</p><p>Distribution. Known from both sides of the Bay of Bengal, NE Indian Ocean, at 193–450 m depth.</p><p>Remarks. According to Alcock (1899) ZSI held the holotype and eight additional specimens, five of which are here examined. Kannan et al. (2013:1) published the first record in Indian waters of Neobythites stefanovi . However, the illustration shows more resemblance to N. steatiticus so we treat it here as tentatively referred to N. steatiticus . Some specimens that in earlier literature were referred to N. steatiticus are now transferred to other Neobythites species: Norman (1939: 76) referred three specimens to N. steatiticus . Two of these from the Gulf of Aden have been transferred to N. stefanovi and one from off Zanzibar to N. kenyaensis Nielsen, 1995 . Nielsen (1995: 11 and 2002: 84) mentioned six specimens caught in the Gulf of Oman (all from BMNH) which now are referred to N. gloriae n. sp.</p><p>The specimen collected during the RV Dr. Fridtjov Nansen cruise off Myanmar represents the first record from the eastern Bay of Bengal. The photo taken on board immediately after capture is the first to document fresh colour of the species (Figure 1G 2). It reveals considerable similarity with ocellus, fin and body colour patterns shown in two different drawings of N. steatiticus provided by Alcock (1893, 1898) based on shortly preserved specimens. The slightly larger ocellus of the specimen from off Myanmar (10 vs. 7–9 dorsal-fin rays covered by the spot) contributes to the distinction of N. steatiticus from N. gloriae n. sp. (Figure 3, Tables 2–3).</p><p>Jawad (2014) reported N. steatiticus from the Arabian Gulf off Iraq. However, judging from the dark blotch near the origin of the dorsal fin (vs. no anterior blotch), the position of the mid-body ocellus above or in front of anus (vs. well behind anus), and head length (21.5 vs. 28.0–31.0 % SL) this is neither a N. steatiticus nor a member of the steatiticus species group.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFF88F3EFF69E2B634FA52E5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFFC8F3FFF69E23A36905358.text	6570D216FFFC8F3FFF69E23A36905358.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites stefanovi : Nielsen & Uiblein 1993	<div><p>Neobythites stefanovi Nielsen &amp; Uiblein, 1993</p><p>(Figures 1–3, Tables 1–3)</p><p>Neobythites stefanovi Nielsen &amp; Uiblein, 1993: 110 .</p><p>Neobythites stefanovi: Nielsen 1995: page 15; Nielsen 2002: 86 (in part); Kannan et al. 2013: 1 (here tentatively referred to N. steatiticus).</p><p>Holotype. ZM MGU P18923 (male, 166 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, NW Indian Ocean, 14°48.8' N, 51°16.1' E, RV <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=51.268333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=14.8133335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 51.268333/lat 14.8133335)">Dmitry Stefanov</a> cr. 3, trawl 91, 245– 335 m depth; 5 Jan. 1989.</p><p>Paratypes (n = 25, 42–195+ mm SL). BMHN 1939.5. 24.1437 (female, 195+ mm SL), Gulf of Aden, 13°14.4' N, 46°14.2' E, RV John Murray, st. 35, otter trawl, 457–549 m depth, 16 Oct. 1933; SMF 26427–29 (2 females, 2 males, and 4 unsexed; 42–122 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=44.158333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=12.266666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 44.158333/lat 12.266666)">Gulf of Aden</a>, 12°16' N, 44°09.5' E, RV Meteor, MeS-287, beam-trawl ; 472–479 m depth, 16 Mar. 1987; USNM 302930, female, 179 + mm SL, Gulf of Aden, 11°10.6'N, 48°11.2'E, RV Beinta, cr. 19, haul 32, 351 – 384 m depth, 19 Feb. 1987; ZM MGU P-18924 (female, 139 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, 13°15.5' N, 46°14.3' E, RV Akademik Petrovsky cr. 14, st. 34, 250 – 300 m depth, 26 Sep. 1983; ZM MGU P-18925 (male, 130 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, 15°59.8' N, 52°23.9' E, RV Dmitry Stefanov cr.3, trawl 9, 80 – 110 m depth, 19 Nov. 1988; ZM MGU P-18926 (female, 162+ mm SL), Gulf of Aden 14°49.2' N, 50°35.1' E, RV Dmitry Stefanov, trawl 78, 375 m depth, 3 Feb. 1989; ZM MGU P-18927 (female, 168 mm SL), same data as holotype; ZM MGU P- 18928 (female, 180 mm SL), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.696667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.228333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.696667/lat 13.228333)">Gulf of Aden</a>, 13°13.7' N, 45°41.8' E, RV Dmitry Stefanov, cr.5, trawl 48, 355 – 365 m depth, 22 Nov. 1989; ZM MGU P-18929 (female, 190 mm SL), and ZMUC P77841 (female, 198 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, 13°09' N, 45°41' E, RV Dmitry Stefanov, trawl 51; 460 m; 24 Nov. 1989; ZM MGU P-18930 (female and male, 165–179 mm SL), and ZMUC P77842 (male, 168 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, 13°25.1' N 47°14.S' E, RV Dmitry Stefanov, trawl 68, 367 m depth, 28 Nov. 1989; ZM MGU P 18931 (female, male, and unsexed, 130–172 mm SL), and ZMUC P77843–44 (male and female, 163–166 mm SL), Gulf of Aden, RV Dmitry Stefanov, 1989.</p><p>Non-types (n = 22, 29– 122 mm SL). SMF 26430 (female, 122 mm SL), Red Sea, 18°35.3' N, 39°03.5' E, RV Meteor, MeS-171, beam trawl, 434–469 m depth, 23 Feb. 1987; SMF 26431 and 26434 (3 unsexed, 45–94 mm SL), Red Sea, 19°18.2' N, 38°15.5' E, RV Meteor, MeS-194, beam trawl, 537–681 m depth, 28 Feb. 1987; SMF 26432 (2 unsexed, 75–84 mm SL), Red Sea, 22°05' N, 37°09.3' E, RV Meteor, MeS-96, beam trawl, 600 m depth, 9 Feb. 1987; SMF 26433 (2 unsexed, 44–99 mm SL), Red Sea, 19°44.5' N, 37°40.2' E, RV Meteor, MeS-148, beam trawl, 517–583 m depth, 20 Feb. 1987; SMF 26435 and 26440 (2 unsexed, 49– 31 mm SL), Red Sea, 21°28.97' N, 38°15.55' E, RV Valdivia, st. 111 TA, closing trawl, 740–785 m depth, 12 Apr. 1979; SMF 26436 and 26441 (3 unsexed, 29–46 mm SL), Red Sea, 21°26.5' N, 38°38.3' E, RV Valdivia, st. 121 TA, closing trawl, 779–801 m depth, 15 Apr. 1979; SMF 26437 and 26785 (2 unsexed, 63–115 mm SL), Red Sea, 20°94.9' N, 37°26.1' E; RV Sonne 35 TA, c1osing trawl, 490–588 m, 17 Oct. 1977; SMF 26438 (42 mm SL), Red Sea, 21°10.8' N, 37°34.0' E, RV Sonne 27 TA, closing trawl, 733–757 m depth, 16 Oct. 1977; SMF 26439 (38 mm SL), Red Sea, 21°12.0' N, 37°26.8' E, RV Sonne, 25 TA, closing trawl, 724–747 m depth, 15 Oct. 1977; SMF 26442 (5 unsexed, 29–42 mm SL), Red Sea, 21°33' N, 38°21' E, RV Valdivia, 99 TA, closing trawl, 753–804 m depth, 9 Apr. 1979.</p><p>Diagnosis. No spines on hind margin of preopercle; dorsal fin-rays 89–95; anal-fin rays 73–78; pectoral finrays 24–26; precaudal vertebrae 12; total vertebrae 52–56; pseudobranchial filaments 2–6; long gill rakers on anterior arch 10–13; head length 23.0–27.5 % SL; pelvic-fin length 14.5–20.5 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching anus; orbit length 5.4–6.9 % SL, 21.5–27.5 % head length, and 1.7–2.3 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 1.4–3.7 % SL and 5.4–16.0 % head length; ocellus spot placed well behind a vertical line through anus, the ocellusspot distance being 45.5–56 % SL, and the spot covering 8–12 dorsal-fin rays; dorsal and anal fins with dark margins throughout; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.6–5.2 % SL, sulcus length 3.4–4.1 % SL, and ostium height 20.0–28.5 % sulcus length.</p><p>Distribution. Gulf of Aden, NW Indian Ocean, at 80-549 m depth and Red Sea, 434–804 m depth.</p><p>Remarks. Kannan et al. (2013) reported on two specimens of N. stefanovi from Gulf of Manar, Tamil Nadu (NW Indian Ocean). After inspection of the photo and some of the data provided by Kannan et al. (2013), we assume that these specimens should be treated as tentatively referred to N. steatiticus .</p><p>Uiblein (1995) reported considerable differences between the populations of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden based on quantitative studies of meristic, morphometric and ocellus characters. Those differences were however only statistically detectable and did not support the erection of a distinct taxon in the Red Sea. We have reconsidered these earlier findings when examining the differentiation degree among the three rather similar species N. gloriae n. sp., N. steatiticus, and N. stefanovi . While these species can be well separated by five diagnostic characters (singly or in combination), the two N. stefanovi populations clearly overlap with each other in those as well as in all other characters studied (Figure 3, Tables 2–3).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFFC8F3FFF69E23A36905358	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
6570D216FFFE8F3CFF69E5C730965026.text	6570D216FFFE8F3CFF69E5C730965026.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobythites steatiticus : Norman 1939	<div><p>Key to the Indo-Pacific Neobythites steatiticus -group species</p><p>1a Pelvic fins reach beyond anus, orbit length 31.5–41.5 % upper-jaw length...................................................................................................... Neobythites longipes (Philippines to NW Australia)</p><p>1b Pelvic fins not reaching beyond anus, orbit length 35.5–59 % upper-jaw length..................................... 2</p><p>2a Anterior gill arch with 6–7 long rakers; anal fin without dark margin or band...................................... 3</p><p>2b Anterior gill arch with 8–15 long rakers; anal fin with or without dark margin or band............................... 4</p><p>3a Ocellus short, placed above anus with ocellus spot covering 9 dorsal-fin rays; longest gill filament 13.0 % head length...................................................................... N. meteori (off Sokotra Id, NW Indian Ocean)</p><p>3b Ocellus long, placed above anterior part of anal fin with ocellus spot covering 14 dorsal-fin rays; longest gill filament 9.4 % head length............................................ N. lombokensis n. sp. (off Lombok, Eastern Indian Ocean)</p><p>4a Vertical, dark bar below ocellus spot; dorsal and anal fins without dark margin or band, head length 21.0–21.5 % SL............................................................ N. malhaensis (Saya de Malha Bank, Western Indian Ocean)</p><p>4b None to a few indistinct, vertical, dark bars on body; dorsal and/or anal fin with dark margin or band, head length 21.5–31.0 % SL................................................................................................. 5</p><p>5a Median part of anal fin dark and distal and proximal parts light; head length 28.0–31.0 % SL; longest gill filament 4.4–5.9 % SL........................................................... N. steatiticus (Bay of Bengal, NE Indian Ocean)</p><p>5b Distal part of dorsal and anal fins dark and proximal part light; head length 21.5–28.5 % SL; longest gill filament 1.3–4.9 % SL.................................................................................................... 6</p><p>6a Developed gill rakers 8–11 (mostly 9 or 10); orbit length 4.2–5.6 % SL and 37.0–45.5% upper-jaw length; precaudal vertebrae 13 (rarely 12)........................................................... N. malayanus (Philippines, Indonesia)</p><p>6b Developed gill rakers 10–13 (mostly 11–13); orbit length 5.3–6.9 % SL and 43.5–59 % times in upper jaw length; precaudal vertebrae 12.......................................................................................... 7</p><p>7a Longest gill filaments 1.4–3.7 % SL; dorsal-fin rays in ocellus spot 8–12............................................................................................... N. stefanovi (Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, NW Indian Ocean)</p><p>7b Longest gill filaments 3.9–4.9 % SL; dorsal-fin rays in ocellus spot 6–8................................................................................... N. gloriae n. sp. (Arabian Gulf and inner Gulf of Oman, NW Indian Ocean)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6570D216FFFE8F3CFF69E5C730965026	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Uiblein, Franz;Nielsen, Jørgen G.	Uiblein, Franz, Nielsen, Jørgen 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.7
