taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
094B87CCFFCF5E04B5913B8CFC2E581B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506254/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506254	FIGURE 2. Symphurus microrhynchus, holotype, ZMA 108193, immature female, 42.2 mm SL, Java Sea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 2. Symphurus microrhynchus, holotype, ZMA 108193, immature female, 42.2 mm SL, Java Sea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFCF5E04B5913B8CFC2E581B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD75E18B5913893FDAE5B55.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD75E18B5913893FDAE5B55.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506258/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506258	FIGURE 4. Symphurus holothuriae, holotype, BMNH 1892.1.14.34, male, 32.2 mm SL, off Holothuria Bank, northwestern Australia. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 4. Symphurus holothuriae, holotype, BMNH 1892.1.14.34, male, 32.2 mm SL, off Holothuria Bank, northwestern Australia. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD45E1DB59139D4FCAC5E4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506252/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506252	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD45E1DB59139D4FCAC5E4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506260/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506260	FIGURE 5. Symphurus longirostris, holotype, FAKU 135349, mature female, 37.9 mm SL, off Wakasa Bay, off Kyoto, Sea of Japan, Japan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 5. Symphurus longirostris, holotype, FAKU 135349, mature female, 37.9 mm SL, off Wakasa Bay, off Kyoto, Sea of Japan, Japan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD45E1DB59139D4FCAC5E4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506280/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506280	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD45E1DB59139D4FCAC5E4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506254/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506254	FIGURE 2. Symphurus microrhynchus, holotype, ZMA 108193, immature female, 42.2 mm SL, Java Sea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 2. Symphurus microrhynchus, holotype, ZMA 108193, immature female, 42.2 mm SL, Java Sea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD15E11B5913CE4FE215C11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506252/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506252	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD15E11B5913CE4FE215C11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD15E11B5913CE4FE215C11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506262/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506262	FIGURE 6. Symphurus brachycephalus n. sp., holotype, ASIZP0072365, male, 45.2 mm SL, Off Nha Trang, Southeastern Vietnam. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of freshly caught specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 6. Symphurus brachycephalus n. sp., holotype, ASIZP0072365, male, 45.2 mm SL, Off Nha Trang, Southeastern Vietnam. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of freshly caught specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD15E11B5913CE4FE215C11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506280/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506280	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFDD5E14B5913E90FCFF59B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506252/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506252	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFDD5E14B5913E90FCFF59B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFDD5E14B5913E90FCFF59B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506266/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506266	FIGURE 7. Symphurus hongae n. sp., holotype, ASIZP0067658, male, 53.3 mm SL, Off Nangfang-Ao, North eastern Taiwan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of holotype. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus hongae n. sp., paratype, ASIZP0072360, male, 43.1 mm SL, Off Nangfang-Ao, Northeastern Taiwan. D. Blind-side pigmentation of paratype. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 7. Symphurus hongae n. sp., holotype, ASIZP0067658, male, 53.3 mm SL, Off Nangfang-Ao, North eastern Taiwan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of holotype. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus hongae n. sp., paratype, ASIZP0072360, male, 43.1 mm SL, Off Nangfang-Ao, Northeastern Taiwan. D. Blind-side pigmentation of paratype. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFDD5E14B5913E90FCFF59B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506268/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506268	FIGURE 8. Comparison of selected diagnostic features for Symphurus hongae and S. robustus. Data for these two species are presented for individuals. A. Snout length vs. Postorbital length (both as % of HL). B. Snout length vs. Length of eye diameter (both as % of HL). C. Body depth (as % of SL) vs. Body thickness (as % of BD). D. Predorsal length (as % of HL) vs. Head length (as % of SL).	FIGURE 8. Comparison of selected diagnostic features for Symphurus hongae and S. robustus. Data for these two species are presented for individuals. A. Snout length vs. Postorbital length (both as % of HL). B. Snout length vs. Length of eye diameter (both as % of HL). C. Body depth (as % of SL) vs. Body thickness (as % of BD). D. Predorsal length (as % of HL) vs. Head length (as % of SL).	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFDD5E14B5913E90FCFF59B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506280/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506280	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD85E28B5913BF9FA3C5EA1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFD85E28B5913BF9FA3C5EA1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506270/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506270	FIGURE 9. Symphurus leptosomus n. sp., holotype, USNM 379566, male, 23.6 mm SL, Off the Philippines.A. Ocular-sidepigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 9. Symphurus leptosomus n. sp., holotype, USNM 379566, male, 23.6 mm SL, Off the Philippines.A. Ocular-sidepigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE45E2DB5913CC0FA8D5891.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE45E2DB5913CC0FA8D5891.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506272/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506272	FIGURE 10. Symphurus polylepis n. sp., holotype, USNM 245733, male, 49.5 mm SL, Off North of Tovel, Papua New Guinea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 10. Symphurus polylepis n. sp., holotype, USNM 245733, male, 49.5 mm SL, Off North of Tovel, Papua New Guinea. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of same specimen. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE05E21B5913D8DFAAE581C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506256/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506256	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Symphurus microrhynchus, S. holothuriae, and five new species of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water tonguefishes based on specimens examined in this study. Symbols may represent more than one locality and/or more than a single collection from each locality.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE05E21B5913D8DFAAE581C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506274/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506274	FIGURE 11. Symphurus robustus n. sp., holotype, BSKU 45132, male, 60.0 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan.A. Ocular side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus robustus n. sp., paratype, BSKU 44097, male, 50.0 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan, Ocular-side pigmentation of fresh specimen (Provided by Dr. H. Endo). D. Symphurus robustus n. sp., paratype, BSKU 44098, male, 63.7 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan, Ocular-side pigmentation of fresh specimen (Provided by Dr. H. Endo). Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 11. Symphurus robustus n. sp., holotype, BSKU 45132, male, 60.0 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan.A. Ocular side pigmentation of preserved specimen. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus robustus n. sp., paratype, BSKU 44097, male, 50.0 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan, Ocular-side pigmentation of fresh specimen (Provided by Dr. H. Endo). D. Symphurus robustus n. sp., paratype, BSKU 44098, male, 63.7 mm SL, Off Kochi, Japan, Ocular-side pigmentation of fresh specimen (Provided by Dr. H. Endo). Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFEC5E25B5913DC5FDF95D15.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506276/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506276	FIGURE 12. Symphurus monostigmus, holotype, SAIAB 39811, male, 48.8 mm SL, Off Gypsy Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Western Indian Ocean. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of holotype. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus monostigmus, paratype USNM 383435, male, 54.6 mm SL, Off Gypsy Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Ocular-side pigmentation. D. Blind-side pigmentation of paratype. Scale equals 10 mm.	FIGURE 12. Symphurus monostigmus, holotype, SAIAB 39811, male, 48.8 mm SL, Off Gypsy Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Western Indian Ocean. A. Ocular-side pigmentation of holotype. B. Blind-side pigmentation of holotype. C. Symphurus monostigmus, paratype USNM 383435, male, 54.6 mm SL, Off Gypsy Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Ocular-side pigmentation. D. Blind-side pigmentation of paratype. Scale equals 10 mm.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFEC5E25B5913DC5FDF95D15.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506252/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506252	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE95E3BB5913F94FDAB58CD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506278/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506278	FIGURE 13. Symphurus leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi Fish Market, northeastern Taiwan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation. B. Blind-side pigmentation.	FIGURE 13. Symphurus leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi Fish Market, northeastern Taiwan. A. Ocular-side pigmentation. B. Blind-side pigmentation.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE95E3BB5913F94FDAB58CD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506280/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506280	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	FIGURE 14. Summarized maximum-likelihood (ML) tree of selected species of the genus Symphurus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean based on partial COI gene dataset and results from the species delimitation analyses and other considerations (see materials & methods). Numbers above nodes indicate bootstrap values in percentage.Values below 70% not shown. Information of samples indicated in Table 1.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
094B87CCFFE95E3BB5913F94FDAB58CD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/5506252/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5506252	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	FIGURE 1. Diagnostic pigmentation features on blind sides of Indo-West Pacific shallow-water species of Symphurus. (A) Example of pepper-dots and dermal spots represented by S. hongae, ASIZP0072360, male, 48.0 mm SL, Dong-Gang, SW Taiwan, 04 Jul 2007. (B) Example of an unpigmented blind side represented by S. longirostris, ASIZP0072352, female (mature), 57.3 mm SL, off Kochi, Japan, 04 Apr 1994. (C) Example of median melanophores along vertebral axis as represented by S. leucochilus, holotype, USNM 408271, mature female, 58.7 mm SL, Da-Shi fish market, northeastern Taiwan, 24 Aug 2011. (D) Example of species without median series of melanophores on vertebral axis represented by S. brachycephalus, ASIZP0072364, female (mature), 49.4 mm SL, off Nan Trang, Vietnam, 19 Apr 2009.	2021-09-14	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.		Zenodo	biologists	Lee, Mao-Ying;Munroe, Thomas A.			
