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Lycenchelys ryukyuensis Shinohara & Anderson, 2007 (Japanese name: Ryukyu-hebigenge) (Figs. 36���37; Table 9) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 59, figs. 1���3, table 1 (original description, type locality: Okinawa Trough, Ryukyu Islands, East China Sea, Japan); Hatooka, 2013: 1225, 2078, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 216 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: NSMT-P 63965, male, 159.3 mm SL, Okinawa Trough, eastern Ryukyu Islands, East China Sea (26��11.34���N, 124��54.27���E to 26��12.65���N, 124��55.47���E), 1493���1533 m depth, 26 Apr. 2002, R/V Tansei-maru, beam trawl. Paratypes (2 specimens): NSMT-P 63966���67, 2 females, 116.9���142.6 mm SL, collected with holotype. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 22���24 + 96���102 = 118���124; head length 14.1���14.4% SL; intertorbital pores and occipital pores absent; postorbital pores usually 3; suborbital pores 6 + 1���2; preoperculomandibular pores 8; vomerine teeth 2���4; palatine teeth 1���2, arranged in single row; opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fin base positioned anterior to lower edge of gill opening; lateral line complete and positioned ventrally; scales absent on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly grayish brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 9. ....Continued next page Body very elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 3.4���4.0 (3.4)% SL. Head moderately short, oval, dorsal profile of head gently sloping to above pectoral-fin base. Snout short, 133.7���149.7 (149.7)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, relatively small. Interorbital space narrow, width 19.7���22.9 (19.7)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching to about vertical through middle of eye in adult male (holotype), reaching to below anterior margin of eye in females (2 paratypes). Labial lobe of lower jaw reduced. Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with 2���3 rows anteriorly and 1���2 rows posteriorly; lower jaw with 2���3 irregular rows anteriorly and 1���2 rows posteriorly; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in single row. Lower edge of gill opening about level with lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short and triangular. Pseudobranch filaments extremely short. Lateral line deciduous. Scales small and cycloid, present on body, tail and about basal half of vertical fins. Head, nape, pectoral fin and its base lacking scales. Dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 7th and 8th vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 15th or 16th (15th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (between 4th and 5th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 3rd to 5th (between 4th and 5th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epural, 4���5 (4) upper hypural and 3 lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to about middle of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded dorsally and notched ventrally. Upper end of pectoral-fin base on about lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base posterior to lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin reaching lower edge of gill opening. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 37A, B). Postorbital pores 3 (Fig. 37A, B); distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores. Suborbital pores 7 or 8 (7); 6 pores below eye and last 1 or 2 (1) pore(s) on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 6th pore behind vertical through posterior margin of eye (Fig. 37A). Preoperculomandibular pores 8; 4 on lower jaw and 4 on preopercle; last preoperculomandibular pore posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 37A, C). Interorbital pores and occipital pores absent (Fig. 37B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (Fig. 36; lacking body skin) with dark brown head and pectoral fin, flesh colored body, grayish vertical fins, and pale brown margins on vertical fins. Color when fresh [based on color photograph in Shinohara & Anderson (2007)]. Head and pectoral fin blackish, body grayish, and margins of vertical fins dark brown. Distribution. East China Sea off the eastern Ryukyu Islands and in the Okinawa Trough, at depths of 991���1533 m (Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Hatooka, 2013; this study). Size. Maximum length 17 cm TL (Hatooka, 2013). The largest specimen examined during this study measured 159.3 mm SL (161.6 mm TL). Remarks. Shinohara & Anderson (2007) compared L. ryukyuensis with Lycenchelys aratrirostris Andriashev & Permitin, 1968, Lycenchelys bellingshausenni Andriashev & Permitin, 1968, Lycenchelys folletti Anderson, 1995, Lycenchelys lonchoura Anderson, 1995 and Lycenchelys maoriensis Andriashev & Fedorov, 1986. Although L. ryukyuensis is similar to these species in sharing a combination of five characters (no interorbital pores and occipital pores, usually 3 postorbital pores, presence of pelvic fins and a single ventrally positioned lateral line; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007), it is distinguishable from L. aratrirostris, L. bellingshausenni, L. folletti and L. lonchoura in having higher numbers of dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and total vertebrae (110���114, 98���104 and 118���124, respectively, in L. ryukyuensis vs. 97���107, 79���89 and 101���110 in L. aratrirostri, 94���103, 82���91 and 102���110 in L. bellingshausenni, 97���104, 83���92 and 102���109 in L. folletti, and 103, 86 and 107 in L. lonchoura), and from L. maoriensis in having 7���8 suborbital pores and no black or brown variegations along the body and tail in males (vs. 6 suborbital pores and black or brown variegations present in L. maoriensis) (Shinohara & Anderson, 2007). On the other hand, Lycenchelys polyodon Anderson & M��ller, 2007 also has the above-mentioned combination of 5 characters, but has not been compared with L. ryukyuensis. The two are difficult to separate on the basis of numbers of dorsal- and anal fin-rays, total vertebrae and suborbital pores (113, 105, 123 and 7, respectively, and no variegations on the body and tail in L. polyodon) (Table 9). However, L. ryukyuensis is clearly distinguished from L. polyodon in having considerably lower numbers of vomerine and palatine teeth (2���4 and 1���2 in L. ryukyuensis vs. 26 and 31���33 in L. polyodon) (Table 9)., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 42-45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]","Nakabo, T. & Hirashima, Y. (2015) Scientific names of Japanese fishes: etymology. Tokai University Press, Hadano, xv + 372 pp. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. & Moller, P. R. (2007) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the southern hemisphere. XIII. Two new species of Lycenchelys from the Southwestern Pacific. Species Diversity, 12, 175 - 185. https: // doi. org / 10.12782 / specdiv. 12.175","Anderson, M. E. (1995) The eelpout genera Lycenchelys Gill and Taranetzella Andriashev (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in the eastern Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 49, 55 - 133."]}

Lycenchelys aurantiaca Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998 (Japanese name: Daidai-hebigenge) (Figs. 5���8; Table 2) Lycenchelys aurantiaca Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998: 151, figs. 1���3, table 1 (original description, type locality: off Miyagi Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu, Japan); Imamura, 1998: 31, fig. 8 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 15 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 723 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 318, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 1026 (species list); Hatooka, 2013: 1227, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: NSMT-P 53147, male, 135.7 mm SL, off Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific (37��58.54���N, 142��09.00���E to 37��56.84���N, 142��09.07���E), 700 m depth, 21 Apr. 1997, T/V Tanshu-maru, otter trawl. Other specimens (16 specimens, 91.6���141.3 mm SL): HUMZ 152389���90, 177032���33, 180582 ���83, 180864 ��� 67, 182661, 192779, 206876, 206878, 9 males and 5 females, 91.6���141.3 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 192380���81, 1 male and 1 female, 102.2���123.8 mm SL, eastern Hokkaido Island, northwestern Pacific. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 19���20 + 66���70 = 85���89; head length 14.3���18.4% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores absent; postorbital pores 4; suborbital pores 5 + 1; preoperculomandibular pores 7 (rarely 8); vomerine teeth 4���10; palatine teeth 8���25, arranged in single row; opercular flap well-developed; pelvic-fin base positioned anterior to lower edge of gill opening; lateral line incomplete and positioned ventrally; scales absent on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly reddish orange when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 2. ....Continued next page Body elongate, in cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 3.7���7.7 (4.0)% SL. Head short, ovoid; dorsal profile of head gently sloping to dorsal-fin origin. Cheek more swollen in large specimens (including holotype) than in small specimens. Head of adults longer in males than in females. Snout short, 67.5���111.4 (106.0)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, moderately large. Interorbital space narrow, width 10.9���33.7 (26.7)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw about reaching vertical through 5th suborbital pore in adult males (including holotype), reaching below posterior margin of eye in females and juveniles. Labial lobe of lower jaw weak. Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with 2���3 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; lower jaw with 2���4 irregular rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in single row. Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short and slender (Fig. 6). Pseudobranch filaments short. Lateral line deciduous, incomplete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to last postorbital pore and ending anterior to anus. Scales small and cycloid, present on body, pectoral axilla, tail and about 40���60% vertical fins basally. Head, nape, pectoral fin and its base without scales. Dorsal-fin origin near vertical through posterior edge of opercular flap; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd and 3rd vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 17th or 18th (18th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 4th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epural, 3���4 (4) upper hypural and 4 lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to middle of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded. Upper end of pectoral-fin base on about lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base anterior to lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin reaching to or slightly beyond lower edge of gill opening. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above and slightly anterior to vertical through 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 8A, B). Postorbital pores 4; distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores (Fig. 8A, B). Suborbital pores 6; 5 pores located below eye and 6th posterior to center of eye; 5th pore posterior to vertical through 1st postorbital pore (Fig. 8A). Preoperculomandibular pores usually 7 (including holotype); 4 on lower jaw and 3 on preopercle; 4 and 4 on left side of HUMZ 180866; last preoperculomandibular pore located posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 8A, C). One interorbital pore on dorsal midline between center of eyes (Fig. 8B). Occipital pores absent (Fig. 8B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (Fig. 7) with light brown head, body and vertical fins; light yellow pectoral fin and brown its ventral margin; light purple opercular region and abdomen. Head and body light brownish yellow and vertical fins whitish in HUMZ 206878. Coloration of other non-type specimens similar to holotype. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 152390; Fig. 5). Head, body and vertical fins uniformly reddish orange. Pectoral fin whitish, its ventral margin light brown. Opercular region and abdomen bluish black. Distribution. Off northwestern Pacific coast of eastern Hokkaido Island and off Tohoku District from Aomori to Fukushima prefectures, at depths of 500���756 m (Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Imamura, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Amaoka et al., 2011; this study). Size. The largest specimen examined during this study measured 141.3 mm SL (143.6 mm TL), exceeding the previously recorded maximum length of 135.8 mm SL (140 mm TL) (Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Amaoka et al., 2011). Remarks. Lycenchelys aurantiaca is similar to L. squamosa in having less than 100 total vertebrae, 1 interorbital pore, no occipital pores, 4 postorbital pores and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. without this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). Lycenchelys aurantiaca can be easily separated from L. squamosa in having lower numbers of dorsal-fin rays (82���86 vs. 88���91), anal-fin rays (68���72 vs. 73���77) and pectoral-fin rays (13���16 vs. 17���19), and total vertebrae (85���89 vs. 91���95), respectively. In addition, L. aurantiaca is distinguished from L. squamosa in having a uniformly reddish orange body when fresh and lacking scales on the pectoral fin and its base (vs. body uniformly dark brown when fresh and scales present on the pectoral fin and its base in L. squamosa) (Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; this study). Lycenchelys aurantiaca has previously been recorded only from off Tohoku District, the northwestern Pacific (Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Imamura, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Amaoka et al., 2011). Two specimens (HUMZ 192380, 192381) collected from off Kiritappu, eastern Hokkaido Island, the northwestern Pacific, and examined for this study, represent the first record of L. aurantiaca from Hokkaido waters., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 10-14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Shinohara, G. & Matsuura, K. (1998) A new zoarcid, Lycenchelys aurantiaca, from the Pacific coast off northern Japan (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 45, 151 - 155. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02678557","Imamura, H. (1998) Zoarcid fishes occurring off Pacific of Tohoku District. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 18, 28 - 34. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2000) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 2 nd edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1590 - 1593. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2002) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1581 - 1583.","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Kitagawa, D., Imamura, H., Goto, T., Ishito, Y., Fujiwara, K. & Ueda, Y. (2008) Field guide of the fishes from the Tohoku District, north-eastern waters of Japan. Tokai University Press, Hadano, 141 pp. [in Japanese]","Shinohara, G., Narimatsu, Y., Hattori, T., Ito, M., Takata, Y. & Matsuura, K. (2009) Annotated checklist of deep-sea fishes from the Pacific coast off Tohoku District, Japan. In: Fujita, T. (Ed.), Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific coast of northern Japan. National Science Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, Tokyo, 39, pp. 683 - 735.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (2011) Fishes of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Sapporo, 482 pp. [in Japanese]","Balushkin, A. V., Sheiko, B. A. & Fedorov, V. V. (2011) Catalog of archival collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences: class Osteichthyes (bony fishes), order Perciformes, family Zoarcidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 51, 950 - 1034. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945211100031","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]","Nakabo, T. & Hirashima, Y. (2015) Scientific names of Japanese fishes: etymology. Tokai University Press, Hadano, xv + 372 pp. [in Japanese]","Toyoshima, M. (1983) Zoarcidae. In: Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. (Eds.), Fishes from the north-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea off Hokkaido. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes. Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo, pp. 136 - 149 + 208 - 210 + 258 - 277 + 329 - 335.","Toyoshima, M. (1985) Taxonomy of the subfamily Lycodinae (family Zoarcidae) in Japan and adjacent waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 32, 131 - 243."]}

Lycenchelys makushok Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993 (Japanese name: Wakataka-hebigenge) (Figs. 17–20; Table 5) Lycenchelys makushok Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993: 130, figs. 1–2 (original description, type locality: off Iturup, Pacific cost of Kuril Islands); Anderson, 1994: 117 (species list); Shinohara et al., 1996: 180, fig. 2A (description); Imamura, 1997: 60 (species list); Imamura, 1998: 32, fig. 11 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1032, 1590, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1032, 1581, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 18 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 63 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 723 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 316, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 981, 1024 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1226, 2078, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: ZIN 42290, 137.1 mm SL, off Iturup, Kuril Islands, northwestern Pacific (44°39.2’N, 149°02.2’E), 800 m depth, 10 Sep. 1968, R/V Vityaz, trawl. Other specimens (40 specimens, 111.2–168.7 mm SL): HUMZ 152378, 163847, 180633, 182293, 182295, 182383–89, 182395, 182478, 182480–82, 182484–85, 182487–88, 182519, 182636–44, 182646–47, 15 males and 19 females, 111.2–147.2 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 192427 (4), 196342, 226078, 5 males and 1 females, 133.7–168.7 mm SL, eastern Hokkaido Island, northwestern Pacific. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 24–26 + 107–113 = 132–139; head 10.0–12.9% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pore usually 1; postorbital pores 4; suborbital pores usually 7 + 1; preoperculomandibular pores usually 10; vomerine teeth 4–13; palatine teeth 5–12, arranged in single row; opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fin base positioned anterior to lower edge of gill opening; lateral line incomplete and positioned ventrally; scales present or absent on pectoral fin and absent on its base; body uniformly grayish brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 5. Body strongly elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 2.1–3.6% SL (unknown for holotype). Head very short, ovoid, dorsal profile of head gently sloping from above posterior edge of eye to about above last postorbital pore. No sexual dimorphism in head recognized. Snout short, 103.3–162.8 (152.2)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, relatively small. Interorbital space narrow, width 10.0–43.5 (43.5)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, quite not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching about to about vertical through anterior margin of pupil in adult males, not reaching vertical through anterior margin of pupil in females and juveniles. Labial lobe of lower jaw weak. Teeth on jaws sharp, anterior teeth large and posterior teeth small; upper jaw with single row, sometimes having additional small teeth behind anteriormost tooth (unknown for holotype); lower jaw with 2–3 irregular rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; vomerine teeth large and conical, arranged irregularly; palatine teeth smaller than vomerine teeth, arranged in single row. Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short and triangular (Fig. 18). Pseudobranch filaments short. Lateral line deciduous, incomplete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to 5th postorbital pore terminating its end area above about middle of anal fin. Scales small and cycloid, present on body and tail. Scales covering basal portions of dorsal and anal fins anteriorly; extent of scaled areas gradually increasing posteriorly, except at margins. Scales present or absent on pectoral axilla and basal portions of lower pectoral-fin rays (unknown for holotype). Head, nape and pectoral-fin base without scales. ....Continued next page Dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 20th to 22nd (20th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate or penultimate (penultimate) abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epurals, 4 upper hypurals and 3–5 (5) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, not quite reaching middle of abdomen; its posterior margin having notches. Upper end of pectoral-fin base about on lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base anterior to lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin not reaching vertical through pectoral-fin base. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 20A, B). Postorbital pores 4; distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores (Fig. 20A, B). Suborbital pores usually 8 (8), rarely 9; 7 pores located below eye and last pore posterior to eye; when 9 pores, 8 pores below eye and 9th behind eye on left side in HUMZ 182639 and on right side in HUMZ 182293; 5th below anterior margin of pupil; last pore of those below eye located posterior to vertical posterior to margin of eye (Fig. 20A). Preoperculomandibular pores usually 10 (10), rarely 9; 5 on lower jaw, 2 at junction of lower jaw and preopercle, and 3 on preopercle; 8th and 9th pores united into 1 pore on left side of HUMZ 182479 and counted as 9; last preoperculomandibular pore located posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 20A, C). One interorbital pore located on dorsal midline anterior to anterior margin of pupils (Fig. 20B). Usually 1 occipital pore located on dorsal midline at middle of occiput (1); 1 additional pore present on left side of middle pore in HUMZ 182640; 2 additional pores, one on either side of middle pore in HUMZ 182642; occipital pore(s) located anterior to 3rd postorbital pore (Fig. 20B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (based on color photograph; Fig. 19) with uniformly light brown head, body and vertical fins, slightly paler pectoral fin; dark brown opercular region; purplish gray abdomen. Margin of vertical fins in non-type specimens dark brown, but coloration otherwise similar to holotype. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 152378; Fig. 17). Head and margin of vertical fins dark brown; body and vertical fins uniformly grayish brown; pectoral fins gray; abdomen dark purplish gray. Distribution. Off northwestern Pacific coast of the Kuril Islands, eastern Hokkaido Island and Honshu Island from Miyagi to Ibaraki prefectures, at depths of 399–1219 m (Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993; Anderson, 1994; Shinohara et al., 1996; Imamura, 1997, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Amaoka et al., 2011; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. Maximum length 180 mm TL (Amaoka et al., 2011; Hatooka, 2013). The largest specimen examined for this study measured 168.7 mm SL (172.2 mm TL). Remarks. Lycenchelys makushok resembles L. hippopotamus, L. melanostomias and L. rassi in having more than 100 total vertebrae, 1 interorbital pore, 1–3 occipital pores, 4 postorbital pores, a single ventral lateral line and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. lacking this combination of this characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1995; Shinohara et al., 1996; Imamura et al., 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). See Remarks for L. hippopotamus for a detailed comparison of L. makushok and L. hippopotamus. Lycenchelys makushok is separable from L. melanostomias and L. rassi by the number and position of occipital pores. Lycenchelys makushok always has an occipital pore on the dorsal midline at the middle of the occiput. When 2 or 3 occipital pores are present (2 of 41 specimens observed in this study), the additional pore or two are on the lateral side or sides of the middle pore. In contrast, L. melanostomias and L. rassi usually have 2 occipital pores (1 occipital pore on right side was examined in only 1 specimen of L. melanostomias in this study), that are located on the left and right sides of the midline of the occiput. Lycenchelys makushok is further separable from L. melanostomias in having a higher number of total vertebrae (132–139, vs. 117–124, respectively), and from L. rassi in having a shorter head (head length 10.0–12.9% SL, vs. 13.4–16.4% SL, respectively).

Lycenchelys squamosa Toyoshima, 1983 (Japanese name: Uroko-hebigenge) (Figs. 38���43; Table 10) Lycenchelys squamosus Toyoshima, 1983: 145, figs. 20���22, table 10, pl. 93 (original description, type locality: off Miyagi Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu Island, Japan); Toyoshima, 1984: 293, pl. 274-E (brief description); Toyoshma, 1985: 156, figs. 6���7, 12���13, 31, table 1 (description); Hatooka, 1993: 901, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Amaoka et al., 1995: 241, pl. 405 (brief description); Koyanagi, 1997: 538, fig. 5 (brief description); Imamura, 1998: 32, fig. 13 (brief description); Zama, 2001: 86, 133 (species list). Lycenchelys squamosa: Anderson, 1994: 113, 118 (species list); Shinohara et al., 1996: 182 (species list); Imamura, 1997: 60 (species list); Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998: table 1 (comparison with Lycenchelys aurantiaca); Hatooka, 2000: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 20 (species list); Shiogaki et al., 2004: 71 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 96, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 724 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 318, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 983 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1227, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: HUMZ 78464, male, 246.1 mm SL, off Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific (37��49.7���N, 142��23.7���E to 37��55.4���N, 142��24.5���E), 985���1005 m depth, 8 Oct. 1978. Paratypes (2 specimens, 193.0��� 222.5 mm SL, both from Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific): HUMZ 72563, 1 female, 193.0 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (37��09.4���N, 141��56E), 900���920 m depth, 19 Jan. 1978; HUMZ 78390, 1 female, 222.4 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture (40��47.6���N, 142��16.7���E to 40��41.5���N, 142��19.2���E), 920���948 m depth, 11 Sep. 1978. Other specimens (6 specimens, 203.0��� 253.1 mm SL): HUMZ 157660, 157669, 181894���95, 192737, 2 males and 3 females, 203.0��� 253.1 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 177036, 1 female, 241.8 mm SL, eastern Hokkaido Island, northwestern Pacific. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 20 + 71���75 = 91���95; head length 16.3���19.9% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores absent; postorbital pores 4; suborbital pores 5 + 1 (rarely 5 + 2); preoperculomandibular pores 8; vomerine teeth 7���17; palatine teeth 5���25, arranged in 1 or 1���2 rows; opercular flap well-developed; pelvic-fin base positioned below lower edge of gill opening; lateral line incomplete and positioned ventrally; scales present on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly dark brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 10. Body elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 5.4���6.5 (5.7)% SL. Head moderately long, ovoid; dorsal profile of head gently sloping to dorsal-fin origin. Snout short, 125.8���173.2 (159.3)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, relatively large. Interorbital space narrow, width 15.6���35.6 (27.4)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal; lower jaw extending slightly beyond upper jaw (holotype) (Fig. 39A), or upper jaw extending slightly (paratypes and non-type specimens, all females) or significantly (non-type males) beyond lower jaw (Fig. 39B, C). Posterior end of upper jaw reaching to or slightly beyond vertical through suborbital pore behind eye in males, reaching below posterior margin of eye in females. Labial lobe of lower jaw weak. Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with 2���3 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; lower jaw with 2���4 irregular rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; all palatine teeth in single row, or in 2 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly (single row). Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short and thin (Fig. 40). Pseudobranch filaments short. Lateral line deciduous, positioned ventrally and incomplete; its origin posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating above middle of anal fin. Scales small and cycloid, present on nape, body, pectoral axilla, about basal half of pectoral fin, pectoral-fin base, tail and vertical fins except at margin. Head without scales. ....Continued next page Dorsal-fin origin near vertical through posterior edge of opercular flap; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd and 3rd vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 18th to 20th (19th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate abdominal vertebra or hemal spine of 1st caudal vertebra (posterior to parapophysis of ultimate abdominal vertebra). Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 4th and 5th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 1���2 (2) epural, 4 upper hypural and 3���4 (4) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin relatively long, reaching to about mid-portion of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded. Upper end of pectoral-fin base on about lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its posterior margin slightly beyond lower edge of gill opening. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above and slightly anterior to vertical through 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 42A, B). Postorbital pores 4; distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores; 3rd pore slightly higher than others (Fig. 42A, B). Suborbital pores usually 6 (including holotype), rarely 7; 5 pores below eye and last pore behind midline of eye, except for another pore just above 5th pore on left side in HUMZ 181895 and right side in HUMZ 157669; 5th pore behind vertical through 1st postorbital pore (Fig. 42A). Preoperculomandibular pores 8; 4 on lower jaw and 4 on preopercle; last preoperculomandibular pore posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 42A, C). One interorbital pore on dorsal midline above middle of eyes (Fig. 42B). Occipital pores absent (Fig. 42B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (Fig. 41) with light purplish brown head, body and vertical fins, color fading somewhat on body, right side of tail and vertical fins. Pectoral fin slightly lighter than body color. Head, body, vertical and pectoral fins dark brown in paratypes. Head and pectoral fin dark brown, body and vertical fins grayish brown, margins of dorsal and anal fins blackish in other specimens. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 192737; Fig. 38). Head and pectoral fin blackish. Body, vertical fins and pectoral-fin base uniformly dark brown. Margins of dorsal and anal fins black. Distribution. The Okhotsk Sea, off northwestern Pacific coast of eastern Hokkaido Island and in the northwestern Pacific from Aomori to Ibaraki prefectures, at depths of 310���1340 m (Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1994; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Shinohara et al., 1996; Imamura, 1997, 1998; Koyanagi, 1997; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shiogaki et al., 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. The largest specimen examined during this study measured 253.1 mm SL (261.3 mm TL), about equal to the previously recorded maximum length (252 mm SL, 260 mm TL) (Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1994; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Koyanagi, 1997; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007). Remarks. Lycenchelys squamosa resembles L. aurantiaca in having less than 100 total vertebrae, 1 interorbital pore, no occipital pores, 4 postorbital pores and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. lacking this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). See Remarks under L. aurantiaca for a detailed comparison of L. squamosa with L. aurantiaca. In Lycenchelys squamosa, the upper jaw extends forward slightly beyond the lower jaw in females (including paratypes) (Fig. 39B). In males however, the lower jaw extends slightly (holotype, 246.1 mm SL) (Fig. 39A) or considerably beyond the lower jaw (2 non-types, 217.0 and 253.1 mm SL) (Fig. 39C). According to Toyoshima (1983, 1985), the lower jaw of the holotype (male) protrudes slightly beyond the upper jaw, and the lower jaw is nearly equal to or slightly included in the upper jaw of paratypes (females). He did not mention the variation in the jaw protrusion of males because he was able to examine only 1 male specimen (= holotype). Subsequent studies have not described the variation in males of the species even though the extension of the lower jaw in males of the species as presented by Toyoshima (1985) has been repeated in some studies (e.g., Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011). This study found that the variation in males lies in the length of the upper jaw, not of the lower jaw, although the ratio of the lower jaw length seems to increase with growth (Fig. 43B). In the 3 males examined, the 246.1 mm SL specimen (holotype) with the lower jaw protrusion has a shorter upper jaw, while the largest (253.1 mm SL) and smallest (217.0 mm SL) specimens with the upper jaw protrusion have a longer upper jaw (Fig. 43A). Therefore, the length of the upper jaw may be due to intraspecific variation not associated with change in growth in males of L. squamosa. Further specimens are required to resolve the differences., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 45-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Toyoshima, M. (1983) Zoarcidae. In: Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. (Eds.), Fishes from the north-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea off Hokkaido. 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Lycenchelys melanostomias Toyoshima, 1983 (Japanese name: Ohotsuku-hebigenge) (Figs. 21���25; Table 6) Lycenchelys sp.: Shiogaki, 1982: 23 (species list). Lycenchelys melanostomias Toyoshima, 1983: 271, 333, figs. 25���27, pl. 157 (original description, type locality: southern Okhotsk Sea, Hokkaido Island, Japan); Toyoshima, 1984: 293, pl. 274-A (brief description); Toyoshima, 1985: 170, figs. 6���7, 26���27, 31, tables 1, 4 (description); Hatooka, 1993: 902, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson, 1994: 113, 117 (species list); Amaoka et al., 1995: 240, pl. 402 (brief description); Koyanagi, 1997: 538, fig. 3 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1032, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1032, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 18 (species list); Imamura et al., 2004: 84, figs. 1���3, table 1 (synonymy of Lycenchelys melanostomias and Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris); Shiogaki et al., 2004: 71 (species list); Imamura et al., 2005: 1, figs. 1���3, table 1 (synonymy of Lycenchelys melanostomias and Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 724 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 315, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 1026 (species list); Hatooka, 2013: 1226, 2078, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris: Toyoshima, 1985: 174, figs. 6���7, 29���30, 31, table 1 (original description, type locality: off Aomori Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu, Japan); Hatooka, 1993: 902, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson, 1994: 117 (species list); Imamura, 1998: 31, fig. 9 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1033, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 16 (species list); Imamura et al., 2004: 84, figs. 1���3, table 1 (synonymy of Lycenchelys melanostomias and Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris); Shiogaki et al., 2004: 71 (species list); Imamura et al., 2005: 1, figs. 1���3, table 1 (synonymy of Lycenchelys melanostomias and Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris). Materials examined Holotype: HUMZ 77572, male, 182.3 mm SL, Kitami-Yamato Bank, Okhotsk Sea (44��19.5���N, 145��01���E), 915���925 m depth, 11 Oct. 1978; Other specimens (41 specimens, 119.3���227.6 mm SL): HUMZ 189817 (holotype of Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris), female, 185.8 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific (41��13���N, 141��44���E), 690���750 m depth, 18 Jan. 1982; HUMZ 152380, 152384, 152404���05, 152411, 157545, 177188, 178572���75, 182565, 192724, 192804, 4 males and 10 females, 124.0��� 195.1 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 177263, 192453, 205157, 228057, 228067���68, 228070, 228073, 228089, 5 males and 4 females, 119.3���193.2 mm SL, eastern Hokkaido Island, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 120346, 121158, 121161, 121461, 124054���55, 124116, 126101, 126215���16, 126219���22, 126230, 126359, 126361, 10 males and 7 females, 120.6���227.6 mm SL, northeastern Hokkaido Island, Okhotsk Sea. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 22���25 + 93���102 = 117���124; head length 11.6���15.0% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores usually 2; postorbital pores usually 4; suborbital pores 6���7 + 2���3; preoperculomandibular pores usually 9; vomerine teeth 3���10; palatine teeth 2���11, usually arranged in single row (sometimes 1���2 rows); opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fin base positioned posterior to lower edge of gill opening; lateral line complete and positioned ventrally; scales absent on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly grayish-brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 6. ...Continued next page Body very elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 3.8���7.0 (5.0)% SL. Head short, ovoid; dorsal profile of head sloping extremely gently from posterior edge of eye to above opercular flap. Head of males slightly longer than of females in adults. Snout short, 74.4���131.0% of eye diameter (eye damaged in holotype). Eye ovoid, moderately large. Interorbital space narrow, width 12.7���33.8% of eye diameter (eye damaged in holotype). Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching vertical through posterior part of eye in adult males, reaching vertical through anterior margin of pupil in females and juveniles. Labial lobe of lower jaw tending to be more developed in large males than in females and juveniles (labial lobe of lower jaw damaged in holotype). Teeth on jaws sharp; upper jaw with 2���3 rows anteriorly, 1 or 1���2 rows posteriorly (1); anteriormost teeth larger than other teeth; lower jaw with 2���5 irregular rows anteriorly, 1 or 1���2 rows posteriorly (1); vomerine and palatine teeth small and conical; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth usually in single row, but sometimes 1���2 rows (no data for holotype). Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short and triangular (Fig. 23). Pseudobranch filaments short. Lateral line deciduous, complete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating on tail. Scales small and cycloid, present on body and tail, except for area around pelvic fin. Scales covering basal portions of dorsal and anal fins anteriorly; extent of scaled areas gradually increasing posteriorly, except at margins. Head, nape, pectoral axilla, pectoral fin, pectoral-fin base and area around pelvic fin without scales. Dorsal-fin origin posterior to vertical through pectoral-fin base; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 2nd and 3rd) vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 17th to 20th (18th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate or penultimate (penultimate) abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 2nd and 3rd) preural vertebrae. Last analfin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 3rd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 1���3 (2) epural, 3���4 (4) upper hypural and 3���4 (3) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, not quite reaching middle of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded dorsally and having notches ventrally. Upper end of pectoral-fin base about on lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base posterior to lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin reaching about vertical through pectoral-fin base. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above line of 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 22A, B). Postorbital pores usually 4, rarely 5 (5); when 4, distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores; when 5, 1 additional pore present between 1st and 2nd pores (Fig. 22A, B). Suborbital pores 8���10 (unknown for holotype), 6 or 7 pores located below eye and remaining 2 or 3 pores on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 5th pore below posterior margin of pupil; last pore of those below eye located posterior to vertical through posterior margin of eye (Fig. 22A). Preoperculomandibular pores usually 9 (9), rarely 8; 4 on lower jaw, 2 at junction of lower jaw and preopercle, and 3 on preopercle; 2 pores at junction of lower jaw and preopercle united into 1 pore in some specimens and preoperculomandibular pore series counted as 8; 2nd and 3rd pores united into 1 pore on right side of HUMZ 126361 and series counted as 8; last preoperculomandibular pore located posterior to lower part of eye (Fig. 22A, C). One interorbital pore located on dorsal midline anterior to middle of eyes (Fig. 22B). Occipital pores usually 2 (2), usually positioned on either side of dorsal midline; only 1 pore on right side in HUMZ 182565; occipital pore(s) located anterior to 3rd postorbital pore (Fig. 22B). Two additional unnamed pores present in interorbital space on either side in line with postorbital pores, behind posterior to posterior margin of pupil only in HUMZ 178574 (Fig. 22D). Color in alcohol. Color of holotype (Fig. 24) unknown owing to head, body, and fins lacking skin. Long preserved holotype of L. brevimaxillaris with brownish head, pectoral fin and vertical fins, uniformly grayish brown body and gray abdomen. Other recently preserved specimens with dark brown head, pectoral fin and vertical fins, uniformly pale brown body and blackish abdomen. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 124054; Fig. 21). Head and pectoral fin black; body and vertical fins uniformly grayish brown; margin of vertical fins slightly darker and abdomen pale purplish. Distribution. Southern Okhotsk Sea, off northwestern Pacific coast of eastern Hokkaido Island and in the northwestern Pacific from Aomori to Ibaraki prefectures, at depths of 425���1440 m (Shiogaki, 1982; Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1994; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Koyanagi, 1997; Imamura, 1998; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Imamura et al., 2004, 2005; Shiogaki et al., 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; this study). Size. The largest specimen examined during this study measured 227.6 mm SL (230.8 mm TL), about equal to the previously recorded maximum length of 23 cm TL (Hatooka, 2013). Remarks. Lycenchelys melanostomias is similar to L. hippopotamus, L. makushok and L. rassi in having more than 100 total vertebrae, 1 interorbital pore, 1���2 occipital pores, 4���5 postorbital pores, a single lateral line positioned ventrally and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. lacking this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993; Anderson, 1995; Imamura et al., 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). See Remarks under accounts of L. hippopotamus, L. makushok and L. rassi for detailed comparisons of L. melanostomias with each. Two additional pores behind the posterior margin of the pupil were found in 1 specimen of L. melanostomias (Fig. 22D). These pores have not been previously described for L. melanostomias, although similar pores are known in Lycenchelys parini Fedorov, 1995 (Fig. 25). Lycenchelys melanostomias also resembles L. parini in having similar counts, proportional measurements and arrangements of head pores (e.g., dorsal-fin rays 111���120 vs. 118, and anal-fin rays 98���107 vs. 105, head length 11.6���15.0 vs. 12.2% SL, postorbital pores usually 4 vs. 4 and suborbital pores 8���10 vs. 9 in L. melanostomias respectively; Table 6) (Fedorov, 1995a; Imamura et al., 2004, 2005; this study). However, L. melanostomias is easily separable from L. parini in having the lateral line positioned ventrally rather than midlaterally on the side (Fedorov, 1995a)., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 27-32, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Toyoshima, M. (1983) Zoarcidae. In: Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. (Eds.), Fishes from the north-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea off Hokkaido. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes. Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo, pp. 136 - 149 + 208 - 210 + 258 - 277 + 329 - 335.","Shiogaki, M. (1982) A catalogue of the fishes collected from the waters of Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the Fisheries Experimental Station of Aomori Prefecture, 1982, 1 - 36. [in Japanese]","Toyoshima, M. (1984) Family Zoarcidae. Eelpouts. In: Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (Eds.), The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 291 - 295. [in Japanese]","Toyoshima, M. (1985) Taxonomy of the subfamily Lycodinae (family Zoarcidae) in Japan and adjacent waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 32, 131 - 243.","Hatooka, K. (1993) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 898 - 913 + 1343 - 1345. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. (1994) Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 60, 1 - 120.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (1995) The fishes of northern Japan. Kita-Nihon Kaiyo Center, Sapporo, 391 pp. [in Japanese]","Koyanagi, M. (1997) Zoarcidae. In: Okamura, O. & Amaoka, K. (Eds.), Sea fishes of Japan, Yama-Kei, Tokyo, pp. 536 - 538. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2000) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 2 nd edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1590 - 1593. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2002) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1581 - 1583.","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Imamura, H., Machida, Y. & Ohta, S. (2004) Lycenchelys melanostomias Toyoshima, 1983, a senior synonym of L. brevimaxillaris Toyoshima, 1985 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae). Ichthyological Research, 51, 84 - 88. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 003 - 0194 - 2","Shiogaki, M., Ishito, Y., Nomura, Y. & Sugimoto, T. (2004) Revised catalog of the fishes collected from the waters of Aomori Prefecture. Bulletin of Aomori Prefectural Fisheries Research Center, (4), 39 - 80. [in Japanese with English abstract]","Imamura, H., Shinohara, G. & Shiogaki, M. (2005) Rediscovery of the type specimens of Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Zoarcidae) with taxonomic notes on the species. Species Diversity, 10, 1 - 6. https: // doi. org / 10.12782 / specdiv. 10.1","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. 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(2011) Catalog of archival collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences: class Osteichthyes (bony fishes), order Perciformes, family Zoarcidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 51, 950 - 1034. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945211100031","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]","Nakabo, T. & Hirashima, Y. (2015) Scientific names of Japanese fishes: etymology. Tokai University Press, Hadano, xv + 372 pp. [in Japanese]","Imamura, H. (1998) Zoarcid fishes occurring off Pacific of Tohoku District. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 18, 28 - 34. [in Japanese]","Fedorov, V. V. & Andriashev, A. P. (1993) Lycenchelys makushok sp. nova (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the bathyal depths of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Journal of Ichthyology, 33, 130 - 135.","Anderson, M. E. 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Lycenchelys rassi Andriashev, 1955 (Japanese name: Rasu-hebigenge) (Figs. 26���31; Table 7) Lycenchelys rassi Andriashev, 1955: 359, figs. 2, 5, 6 (original description, type locality: east coast of Sakhalin Island, Sea of Okhotsk); Andriashev, 1958:172 (description); Peden, 1973: 115, fig. 1, table 1 (description); Toyoshima, 1983: 269, 332, pl. 155 (description); Toyoshima, 1984: 293, pl. 274-B (brief description); Toyoshma, 1985: 149, 173, figs. 6���7, 28, 31, tables 1, 4 (description); Hatooka, 1993: 902, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson, 1994: 113, 117 (species list); Amaoka et al., 1995: 240, pl. 403 (brief description); Anderson, 1995: 98, fig. 15 (description); Koyanagi, 1997: 538, fig. 4 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1033, unnumbered fig. (keys to species); Mecklenburg et al., 2002: 703, unnumbered figs. (brief description); Hatooka, 2002: 1033, unnumbered fig. (keys to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 19 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Amaoka et al., 2011: 316, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 981, 1024 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1226, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: ZIN 32962, female, 190.6 mm SL, off eastern Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea (54��28���N, 145��21.6���E), 1500 m depth, R/V Vityaz. Other specimens (57 specimens): HUMZ 77747, 119939, 120328, 120330, 120347 ���49, 121156, 121451, 121458 ���59, 121464, 126117���22, 126185, 126187���93, 126195���96, 126198, 126200���05, 126211, 126252, 126257, 126367���75, 126377���86, 28 males and 29 females, 93.5���239.7 mm SL, northeastern Hokkaido Island, Okhotsk Sea. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 23���25 + 98���109 = 122���134; head length 13.3���16.4% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores 2; postorbital pores usually 4; suborbital pores usually 7 + 1; preoperculomandibular pores usually 8; vomerine teeth 3���11; palatine teeth 3���10, usually arranged in single row (sometimes 1���2 rows); opercular flap absent; pelvic-fin base positioned below lower edge of gill opening; lateral line complete and positioned ventrally; scales present or absent on pectoral fin and absent on its base; body uniformly grayish brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 7. Body very elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 2.5���4.8% SL (unknown for holotype). Head moderately long, ovoid; dorsal profile of head sloping extremely gently from posterior edge of eye to above about last postorbital pore. Cheek swollen in some males. Head in adults slightly longer in males than females. Snout short, 90.0���176.1 (141.3)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, moderately large. Interorbital space narrow, width 17.9���36.4 (19.0)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube long, reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching vertical through middle to posterior part of eye in adult males, reaching vertical through anterior margin to middle of eye in females and juveniles (middle of eye). Labial lobe of lower jaw developed. Teeth on jaws sharp; upper jaw usually with 2 rows, rarely 3 rows (unknown for holotype) anteriorly, single row posteriorly; anteriormost teeth larger than other teeth; lower jaw with 2���5 irregular rows anteriorly, 1 or 1���2 rows posteriorly (unknown for holotype); vomerine and palatine teeth small and conical; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth usually in single row, sometimes 1���2 rows (no data for holotype). Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap absent (Fig. 31A, B). Gill rakers short; those on upper limb triangular, many triangular and some blunt on lower limb (Fig. 27). Pseudobranch filaments short. Lateral line deciduous, complete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating on tail. Scales small and cycloid, present on body and tail, except head, nape, pectoral-fin base and area around pelvic fin. Scales covering basal portions of dorsal and anal fins anteriorly; extent of scaled areas gradually increasing posteriorly, except at margins. Scales present or absent on pectoral axilla and basal portions of lower pectoral-fin rays (absent). ....Continued next page Dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 4th to 6th (between 5th and 6th) vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 17th to 20th (19th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate or penultimate (penultimate) abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 5th (between 2nd and 3rd) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 1���2 (2) epural, 4���5 (4) upper hypural and 3���4 (3) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to about middle of abdomen; its posterior margin notched. Upper end of pectoral-fin base about on lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base at about lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin not quite reaching pectoral-fin base. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 29A, B). Postorbital pores usually 4 (4), rarely 3; when 4, distance between 2nd and 3rd pores longest of those between adjacent pores; when 3, 2nd pore absent (Fig. 29A, B). Suborbital pores usually 8 (8), rarely 7 or 9; when 8, 7 pores below eye and last behind eye; when 9, 8 pores below eye and remaining pore behind eye, or 7 pores below eye and last 2 pores on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 6th and 7th pores united into 1 pore on right side of HUMZ 126384 and counted as 7; 4th pore below vertical through anterior margin of eye; last pore of those below eye posterior to posterior margin of eye (Fig. 29A). Preoperculomandibular pores usually 8 (8), rarely 7 or 9; 4 on lower jaw, 1 at junction of lower jaw and preopercle, and 3 on preopercle; pore at junction of lower jaw and preopercle separated into 2 pores in some specimens and counted as 9; 1st and 2nd pores united into 1 pore on right side of HUMZ 126382, 126378 and 126211, 3rd and 4th pores united into 1 pore on left side of HUMZ 126205, and 4th and 5th pores united into 1 pore on left side of HUMZ 126382 and counted as 7; last preoperculomandibular pore posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 29A, C). One interorbital pore on dorsal midline anterior to middle of eyes (Fig. 29B). Occipital pores 2, positioned on either side of dorsal midline; occipital pores located anterior to 3rd postorbital pore (Fig. 29B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (based on color photograph; Fig. 28) with uniformly brown head, body and vertical fins, slightly darker pectoral fin and margin of vertical fins, dark brown opercular region and purplish gray abdomen. Most other specimens similar to holotype, and some uniformly paler than holotype. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 119939; Fig. 26). Head purplish brown; body and vertical fins uniformly grayish brown; margin of vertical fins dark brown; opercular region and pectoral fin blackish; abdomen purplish. Distribution. Okhotsk Sea to the eastern Bering Sea, at depths of 895���1805 m (Andriashev, 1955, 1958; Peden, 1973; Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Anderson, 1994, 1995; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Koyanagi, 1997; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Mecklenburg et al., 2002; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. The largest specimen examined during this study measured 239.7 mm SL (242.9 mm TL), slightly exceeding the previously recorded maximum length of 24 cm TL (Amaoka, 2011; Hatooka, 2013). Remarks. Lycenchelys rassi resembles L. hippopotamus, L. makushok and L. melanostomias in having more than 100 total vertebrae, 1 interorbital pore, 2 occipital pores, 3���4 postorbital pores, a single ventrally positioned lateral line and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. lacking this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Andriashev, 1955; Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1995; this study). See Remarks under accounts for L. hippopotamus and L. makushok for detailed comparisons of L. melanostomias with those two species. Although L. rassi has been previously compared with L. melanostomias (Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1995; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007), this study found most characters considered to be useful for separating them as not valid for doing so. For example, Anderson (1995) redescribed L. rassi based on 6 specimens and claimed that L. rassi is readily separable from L. melanostomias by the following 5 characters: 3���4 postorbital, 7 + 1 or 8 + 1 suborbital and 8 preoperculomandibular pores (vs. 5, 7 + 2 and 9 pores in L. melanostomias), dorsal-fin origin associated with 5th vertebra (vs. 2nd), and stomach pale (vs. black). However, this study found the interspecific variation in the 5 characters mentioned above to be 3���4 postorbital, 7���8 + 1���2 suborbital and 7���9 preoperculomandibular pores, and 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore located between neural spines of 4th to 6th vertebrae in L. rassi vs. 4���5, 6���7 + 2���3 and 8���9 pores, and 2nd to 5th vertebrae respctively in L. melanostomias, and the stomach in some alcohol preserved specimens of L. melanostomias is pale. See also Imamura et al. (2004) for color of stomach in the holotype of L. melanostomias. In addition, the number of total vertebrae and the length of the head, which were described as being different between L. rassi and L. melanostomias in recently published papers (Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Hatooka, 2013), are also insufficient to clearly separate them (total vertebrae 122���134 vs. 117���124 and head length 13.3���16.4% SL vs. 11.6���15.0% SL, respectively) (Anderson, 1995; Imamura et al., 2004, 2005; this study). Therefore, these two species cannot always be separated using previously recognized diagnostic characters. This study distinguishes L. rassi from L. melanostomias by the presence or absence of the opercular flap. All specimens of L. rassi observed in this study lack the opercular flap (Fig. 31A, B), while it is present in all specimens of L. melanostomias examined (Fig. 31C, D). The absence of the opercular flap is rare in species of Lycenchelys, and Andriashev (1955) and Toyoshima (1985) started that the absence of the opercular flap is one of the characters differing between L. rassi and its congeners [vs. L. hippopotamus in Andriashev (1955) and vs. L. brevimaxillaris in Toyoshima (1985)]. Until now, the condition of the opercular flap has not been compared between L. rassi and L. melanostomias. This study concludes that the absence of the opercular flap is very valuable for separating L. rassi from L. melanostomias because it is easy to observe and there is no intraspecific variation in both species. Lycenchelys rassi is further distinguished from L. melanostomias by their different arrangements of the postorbital pores. In specimens having 4 postorbital pores, the typical condition in both species, the distance between the 2nd and 3rd pores is much greater in L. rassi (11.8���18.2% HL) than in L. melanostomias (4.1���9.2% HL) (Fig. 30). This difference is due to the positions of the 2nd pores; the 2nd pore emanates from the sphenotic and 3rd pore from the pterotic in L. rassi, while both pores emanates from the pterotic in L. melanostomias., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 32-35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Andriashev, A. P. (1955) A review of the fishes of the genus Lycenchelys Gill (Pisces, Zoarcidae) and related forms in the seas of the USSR and adjacent waters. Trudy Instituta Zoologii Akademia Nauk, Azerbaidzhanskoi SSR, 18, 349 - 384. [Translated from Russian in Selected taxonomic papers on northern marine fishes, OTS 61 - 31030]","Andriashev, A. P. (1958) An addition to the review of the fishes of the genus Lycenchelys Gill with descriptions of three new species from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 8, 611 - 618. [Translated from Russian in Selected taxonomic papers on northern marine fishes, OTS 61 - 31030]","Peden, A. E. (1973) Records of eelpouts of the genus Lycenchelys and Embryx from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Syesis, 6, 115 - 120.","Toyoshima, M. (1983) Zoarcidae. In: Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. (Eds.), Fishes from the north-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea off Hokkaido. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes. Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo, pp. 136 - 149 + 208 - 210 + 258 - 277 + 329 - 335.","Toyoshima, M. (1984) Family Zoarcidae. Eelpouts. In: Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (Eds.), The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 291 - 295. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (1993) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 898 - 913 + 1343 - 1345. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. (1994) Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 60, 1 - 120.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (1995) The fishes of northern Japan. Kita-Nihon Kaiyo Center, Sapporo, 391 pp. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. (1995) The eelpout genera Lycenchelys Gill and Taranetzella Andriashev (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in the eastern Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 49, 55 - 133.","Koyanagi, M. (1997) Zoarcidae. In: Okamura, O. & Amaoka, K. (Eds.), Sea fishes of Japan, Yama-Kei, Tokyo, pp. 536 - 538. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2000) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 2 nd edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1590 - 1593. [in Japanese]","Mecklenburg, G. W., Mecklenburg, T. A. & Thorsteinson, L. K. (2002) Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, xxxvii + 1037 pp.","Hatooka, K. (2002) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1581 - 1583.","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (2011) Fishes of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Sapporo, 482 pp. [in Japanese]","Balushkin, A. V., Sheiko, B. A. & Fedorov, V. V. (2011) Catalog of archival collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences: class Osteichthyes (bony fishes), order Perciformes, family Zoarcidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 51, 950 - 1034. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945211100031","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]","Nakabo, T. & Hirashima, Y. (2015) Scientific names of Japanese fishes: etymology. Tokai University Press, Hadano, xv + 372 pp. [in Japanese]","Toyoshima, M. (1985) Taxonomy of the subfamily Lycodinae (family Zoarcidae) in Japan and adjacent waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 32, 131 - 243.","Fedorov, V. V. & Andriashev, A. P. (1993) Lycenchelys makushok sp. nova (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the bathyal depths of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Journal of Ichthyology, 33, 130 - 135.","Imamura, H., Machida, Y. & Ohta, S. (2004) Lycenchelys melanostomias Toyoshima, 1983, a senior synonym of L. brevimaxillaris Toyoshima, 1985 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae). Ichthyological Research, 51, 84 - 88. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 003 - 0194 - 2","Imamura, H., Shinohara, G. & Shiogaki, M. (2005) Rediscovery of the type specimens of Lycenchelys brevimaxillaris (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Zoarcidae) with taxonomic notes on the species. Species Diversity, 10, 1 - 6. https: // doi. org / 10.12782 / specdiv. 10.1"]}

Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995 (Japanese name: Kawari-hebigenge) (Figs. 32���35; Table 8) Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995b: 135, figs. 1���2 (original description, type locality: off Ibaraki Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu Island, Japan); Shinohara et al., 1996: 181, fig. 2B (description); Imamura, 1997: 60 (species list); Imamura, 1998: 32, fig. 12 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1032, 1590, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1032, 1581, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 20 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 63, table 1 (comparison with Lycenchelys ryukyuensis and key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 724 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 317, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 982 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1225, 2078, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: ZIN 50586, male, 200.5 mm SL, off Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific (36��54.4���N, 141��55.7���E), 1020 m depth, 4 Feb. 1981, R/V Mys Dal���niy. Other specimens (4 specimens): HUMZ 180877, NSMT-P 47278, NSMT-P 49022 (2), 1 male and 3 females, 216.1���304.4 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 25���26 + 99���105 = 124���130; head length 14.1���15.3% SL; interorbital pores and occipital pores absent; postorbital pores 3���4; suborbital pores 7 + 1; preoperculomandibular pores 9; vomerine teeth 3���5; palatine teeth 2���4, arranged in single row; opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fin base positioned below 7th suborbital pore; two incomplete lateral lines, positioned mediolaterally and ventrally; scales present on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly grayish when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 8. ....Continued next page Body elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 4.4���5.3% SL (unknown for holotype). Head moderately long, ovoid; dorsal profile of head sloping extremely gently to dorsal-fin origin. Snout short, 95.5���106.8% of eye diameter (unknown for holotype). Eye ovoid, moderately large. Interorbital space narrow, width 14.1���21.1 (17.1)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth terminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching to about vertical through anterior edge of pupil or middle of eye (anterior edge of pupil); no significant sexual dimorphism recognized in upper jaw length. Labial lobe of lower jaw weak. Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with 2 rows anteriorly, and 1 or 1���2 rows posteriorly; lower jaw with 2���4 irregular rows anteriorly, and 1 or 1���2 rows posteriorly (tooth arrangement in jaws unknown for holotype); vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in single row. Lower edge of gill opening slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap weakly developed. Gill rakers short and triangular (Fig. 33). Pseudobranch filaments short. Two lateral lines present, deciduous, incomplete; mediolateral line more deciduous, only visible above pectoral fin; ventral line originating posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating anterior to anus. Scales small and cycloid, present on nape, body, except around pelvic fin, pectoral axilla, about 10���30% of pectoral fin basally, pectoral-fin base, tail and about 70���80 % vertical fins basally (scaled areas unknown for holotype). Head and margins of vertical fins without scales. Dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 7th to 9th vertebrae (between 7th and 8th). Anal-fin origin below 16th or 17th (17th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 3rd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epural, 3���4 (4) upper hypural and 4���5 (5) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to middle of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded dorsally and notched ventrally. Upper end of pectoral-fin base on about lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin relatively long; its base below 7th suborbital pore (Fig. 35A); its posterior margin reaching to or slightly beyond lower edge of gill opening (position of posterior margin of pelvic fin unknown for holotype). Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above and slightly anterior to vertical through 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 35A, B). Postorbital pores 3 (Fig. 35A, B); distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores. Suborbital pores 8; 7 pores below eye and last on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 7th pore above pelvic-fin base; 8th pore slightly higher than other 7 suborbital pores and set posterior edge of cheek (Fig. 35A). Preoperculomandibular pores 9; 5 on lower jaw and 4 on preopercle; last preoperculomandibular pore anterior to upper end of pectoral-fin base (Fig. 35A, C). Interorbital pores and occipital pores absent (Fig. 35B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (based on color photograph; Fig. 34) with dark brown head, pectoral fin and margin of vertical fins and bluish gray body, vertical fins and abdomen. Other specimens with pale chocolate brown head, pectoral fin and margins of vertical fins, pale brown body and vertical fins, and dark brown abdomen. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 180877; Fig. 32). Head, pectoral fin and margin of vertical fins blackish, body and vertical fins uniformly grayish, and abdomen dark gray. Distribution. Off northwestern Pacific coast of Honshu Island from Iwate to Ibaraki prefectures, at depths of 1020���2034 m (Fedorov, 1995b; Shinohara et al., 1996; Imamura, 1997, 1998; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Amaoka et al., 2011; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. Maximum length 32 cm TL (Hatooka, 2013; Amaoka et al., 2011). The largest specimen examined during this study measured 304.4 mm SL (311.0 mm TL). Remarks. Lycenchelys remissaria resembles Lycenchelys cicatrifer (Garman, 1899) and Lycenchelys novaezealandiae Anderson & M��ller, 2007 in having no interorbital pores and occipital pores, 3���4 postorbital pores, 2 lateral lines and scales on the nape in large specimens (vs. lacking this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Anderson, 1995; Fedorov, 1995b; Shinohara et al., 1996; Hatooka, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson & M��ller, 2007; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). Lycenchelys remissaria is easily distinguished from L. novaezealandiae by its fewer numbers of dorsal-fin rays (116���123 vs. 128���132), anal-fin rays (103���107 vs. 119), and total vertebrae (124���130 vs., 139���141), respectively (Anderson & M��ller, 2007; this study). Lycenchelys remissaria is allied to L. cicatrifer in having similar counts and proportional measurements (e.g., 108���115 dorsal-fin rays, 97���104 anal-fin rays and 116���124 total vertebrae in L. cicatrifer) (Table 8). However, L. remissaria is clearly separable from L. cicatrifer by the position of the pelvic fin. In L. remissaria, the pelvic fin is positioned extremely anteriorly with its base below the the 7th suborbital pore (Fig. 35A). In contrast, the pelvic-fin base of L. cicatrifer is located posterior to the suborbital pores. The position of the pelvic-fin base is also useful for separating L. remissaria from all species of Lycenchelys (except for 6 the species without pelvic fins), which have the more posterior position of the fin., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 38-41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Fedorov, V. V. (1995 b) Lycenchelys remissaria sp. nova (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the bathyal region of the ocean shores of Japan. Journal of Ichthyology, 35, 135 - 139.","Shinohara, G., Endo, H. & Matsuura, K. (1996) Deep-water Fishes collection from the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan. Memories of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 29, 153 - 185.","Imamura, H. (1997) Perciform fish fauna from off Pacific of Tohoku. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 17, 55 - 68. [in Japanese]","Imamura, H. (1998) Zoarcid fishes occurring off Pacific of Tohoku District. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 18, 28 - 34. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2000) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 2 nd edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1590 - 1593. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2002) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1581 - 1583.","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Kitagawa, D., Imamura, H., Goto, T., Ishito, Y., Fujiwara, K. & Ueda, Y. (2008) Field guide of the fishes from the Tohoku District, north-eastern waters of Japan. Tokai University Press, Hadano, 141 pp. [in Japanese]","Shinohara, G., Narimatsu, Y., Hattori, T., Ito, M., Takata, Y. & Matsuura, K. (2009) Annotated checklist of deep-sea fishes from the Pacific coast off Tohoku District, Japan. In: Fujita, T. (Ed.), Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific coast of northern Japan. National Science Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, Tokyo, 39, pp. 683 - 735.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (2011) Fishes of Hokkaido. 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Lycenchelys albomaculata Toyoshima, 1983 (Japanese name: Shirobuchi-hebigenge) (Figs. 1���4; Table 1) Lycenchelys albomaculatus Toyoshima, 1983: 141, 269, 333, figs. 16���19, pl. 92, 156 (original description, type locality: off Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu, Japan); Toyoshima, 1984: 293, pl. 274-C (brief description); Toyoshima, 1985: 159, figs. 6���7, 16���19, 31, table 1 (description); Hatooka, 1993: 904, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Amaoka et al., 1995: 241, pl. 404 (brief description); Imamura, 1997: 60 (species list); Koyanagi, 1997: 538, fig. 1 (brief description); Imamura, 1998: 30, fig. 7 (brief description); Zama, 2001: 86, 133 (species list). Lycenchelys albomaculata: Anderson, 1994: 112, 117 (species list); Shinohara et al., 1996: 180 (species list); Hatooka, 2000: 1035, unnumbered fig. (keys to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1035, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 15 (species list); Shiogaki et al., 2004: 71 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 723 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 319, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 978 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1229, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Material examined Holotype: HUMZ 59531, male, 406.6 mm SL, off Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific, 14 Oct. 1976. Paratypes (19 specimens, 326.8���438.5 mm SL, all from Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific): HUMZ 72538��� 39, 1 male and 1 female, 356.0��� 356.4 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (38��00���N, 142��10.05���E), 800���810 m depth, 6 Feb. 1978; HUMZ 72645���46, 2 males, 389.5���390.9 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (37��26.5���N, 142��09.5���E), 900 m depth, 20 Jan. 1978; HUMZ 72656���57, 1 male and 1 female, 326.9���397.0 mm SL, off Miyagi Prefecture (38��02���N, 142��29���E), 1100���1150 m depth, 7 Feb. 1978; HUMZ 72708, 1 female, 326.8 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (36��58.8���N, 141��47.5���E), 800 m depth, 19 Jan. 1978; HUMZ 72723, 1 male, 387.4 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (37��11���N, 141��57���E), 810���820 m depth, 18 Jan. 1978; HUMZ 72734, 1 female, 358.2 mm SL, off Miyagi Prefecture (38��04���N, 142��12.2���E), 815���820 m depth, 30 Jan. 1978; HUMZ 78063, 1 male, 413.6 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (40��21.6���N, 142��25.6���E to 40��26.8���N, 142��22.1���E), 915���945 m depth, 25 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78074, 1 male, 405.2 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (39��22.7���N, 142��36.5���E to 39��27.9���N, 142��40.2���E), 1290��� 1300 m depth, 21 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78082���83, 2 females, 365.0��� 371.2 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (39��42.6���N, 142��47.5���E to 39��36.4���N, 142��44.2���E), 1120���1130 m depth, 23 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78087, 1 female, 393.2 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (40��04.5���N, 142��43.5���E to 40��10.0���N, 142��39.3���E), 1095���1100 m depth, 25 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78142, 1 female, 370.6 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (39��04.5���N, 142��22.7���E to 39��10.3���N, 142��25.0���E), 980���1000 m depth, 19 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78200, 1 male, 436.0 mm SL, off Iwate Prefecture (39��40���N, 142��48.4���E to 39��45.3���N, 142��53���E), 1180���1230 m depth, 23 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78262, 1 male, 434.5 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture (40��48.9���N, 142��26.2���E to 40��44.4���N, 142��30.5���E), 1120���1165 m depth, 11 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78269, 1 female, 413.0 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture (40��47.6���N, 142��16.7���E to 40��41.5���N, 142��19.2���E), 920���948 m depth, 11 Sep. 1978; HUMZ 78322, 1 male, 438.5 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture (41��02.4���N, 142��11.9���E to 41��08.1���N, 142��12.2���E), 1200���1205 m depth, 8 Sep. 1978. Other specimens (40 specimens, 141.4���508.0 mm SL): HUMZ 72495, 72537, 72610���11, 72648, 72704, 72733, 72738, 180859, 180870, 180879, 180883, 180900, 182282, 182314, 182316, 182318���19, 182326, 209261, 214430���31, 214626, 226944, 12 males and 12 females, 141.1���386.4 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 119854���55, 120153, 123913, 126048, 126353���55, 4 males and 4 females, 195.3��� 508.0 mm SL, eastern Hokkaido Island, northwestern Pacific; HUMZ 133184, 196387���88, 205185, 205192, 205194, 215072, 228077, 4 males and 4 females, 397.5���454.1 mm SL, northeastern Hokkaido Island, Okhotsk Sea. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 22���25 + 99���105 = 122���128; head length 14.3���20.4% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores 3; postorbital pores 4; suborbital pores 7���9 + 2���3; preoperculomandibular pores usually 9; vomerine teeth 2���10; palatine teeth 2���18, arranged in 1 or 1���2 rows; opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fin base positioned posterior to lower edge of gill opening; lateral line complete and positioned ventrally; scales present on pectoral fin and its base; body blackish brown when fresh; 6���10 white blotches present above upper edge of gill opening and on dorsal fin extending onto dorsal part of body. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 1. Body elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed posteriorly; its width at anal-fin origin 3.1���6.0 (5.6)% SL. Head moderately long, ovoid, dorsal profile of head sloping extremely gently to dorsal-fin origin. Cheek swol- len in large males (including holotype), more so than in females and small males. Head of adults longer in males than in females. Snout short, 72.5���219.1 (145.1)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, relatively large. Interorbital space relatively narrow in adults, wide in juveniles; its width 8.9���29.6 (17.5)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, not reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching vertical through posterior margin of eye in adult males (including holotype), reaching below middle or posterior part of eye in females and juveniles. Labial lobe of lower jaw developed in adults (including holotype). Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with single row, sometimes having some additional teeth behind anterior teeth (including holotype); lower jaw with 2���4 irregular rows anteriorly and 1���2 rows posteriorly; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in 1 or 1���2 rows (1). Lower edge of gill opening below lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short; those on upper limb triangular, many triangular and some blunt on lower limb (Fig. 2). Pseudobranch filaments long. Lateral line deciduous, complete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating on tail. Scales small and cycloid, present on body, pectoral axilla, about basal half of pectoral fin, pectoral-fin base, tail and most of vertical fins except margins. Scales covering nape in adults (including holotype), but not in some juveniles. Head without scales. ....Continued next page Dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (unknown for holotype) vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 17th to 20th (unknown for holotype) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate or penultimate abdominal vertebra (unknown for holotype). Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (unknown for holotype) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 4th (unknown for holotype) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 1���2 epural, 4���5 upper hypural and 3���5 lower hypural rays (unknown for holotype). Pectoral fin moderately long in juveniles, becoming relatively short in adults (including holotype); tip reaching or over middle of abdomen in juveniles, not quite reaching middle portion of abdomen in adults (including holotype); its posterior margin rounded. Upper end of pectoral-fin base on about lateral midline of body. Pelvic fin short; its base posterior to lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin not reaching pectoral-fin base in adults (including holotype), reaching pectoral-fin base in some juveniles. Head pores small and distinct. Usually 2 nasal pores (including holotype); anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore about above 1st suborbital pore; third pore present above nostril tube on left side in HUMZ 78087 and on both sides in HUMZ 214430 (Fig. 4A, B). Postorbital pores 4; distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores (Fig. 4A, B). Suborbital pores 9���11 (10); 7���9 (8) pores located below eye and remaining 2 or 3 (2) pores on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 5th pore about below anterior margin of pupil; last pore below eye located posterior to vertical through posterior margin of eye (Fig. 4A). Preoperculomandibular pores usually 9 (including holotype), 4 on lower jaw, 2 on junction of lower jaw and preopercle, and 3 on preopercle; some specimens with 8 pores having only 1 pore on junction of lower jaw and preopercle; HUMZ 72734 having 10 pores with 4 pores on preopercle of right side; last preoperculomandibular pore located posterior to lower part of eye (Fig. 4A, C). One interorbital pore located anterior to center of eyes (Fig. 4B). Occipital pores 3; 1 on midline of occiput, and remaining 2 on left and right sides; middle pore located slightly posterior to other two; all pores located anterior to 3rd postorbital pore (Fig. 4B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (Fig. 3) with head, body and vertical fins brown, opercular region and pectoral fin darker; nine white blotches present dorsally, 1 above upper edge of gill opening and 8 on dorsal fin extending onto dorsal part of body. Paratypes and long preserved non-type specimens with coloration similar to holotype but more recently preserved specimens darker than holotype with one white blotch above upper edge of gill opening and another 5���9 on dorsal fin and dorsal part of body. Juveniles having narrower white blotches than adults. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 228077; Fig. 1). Head, body, pectoral-fin base and vertical fins blackish brown, pectoral fin and margin of vertical fins darker. Ten white blotches; 1 above upper edge of gill opening, 9 on dorsal fin extending onto dorsal part of body. Distribution. The Okhotsk Sea and off the northwestern Pacific coast of the Kuril Islands, and the eastern side of Hokkaido Island to the Ibaraki Prefecture, at depths of 400���1505 m (Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1994; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Shinohara et al., 1996; Imamura, 1997, 1998; Koyanagi, 1997; Zama, 2001; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shiogaki et al., 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. The largest specimen recorded during this study was 508.0 mm SL (518.6 mm TL), exceeding the previously recorded maximum length of 50 cm TL (Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Koyanagi, 1997; Imamura, 1998). Remarks. Lycenchelys albomaculata is characterized by the presence of white blotches on the body. Although Lycenchelys bachmanni Gosztonyi, 1977 also has paler blotches on the body (vs. paler blotches absent in other species of Lycenchelys), its blotches are yellowish (Gosztonyi, 1977; Nakamura, 1986). In addition, L. albomaculata is easily separable from L. bachmanni in having a scaled and dark pectoral fin (vs. naked and yellowish white in L. bachimanni) (Gosztonyi, 1977; Nakamura, 1986). Furthermore, L. albomaculata has a higher number of gill rakers (1���3 + 11���14 = 13���17 in L. albomaculata vs. 2 + 8 = 10 in L. bachimanni) (Gosztonyi, 1977; Nakamura, 1986; this study). Toyoshima (1983, 1985) described the occipital pores of L. albomaculata to be ���absent���. However, this study found 3 occipital pores in all specimens of L. albomaculata, including the holotype (Fig. 4B)., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 6-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Toyoshima, M. (1983) Zoarcidae. In: Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. (Eds.), Fishes from the north-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea off Hokkaido. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes. Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo, pp. 136 - 149 + 208 - 210 + 258 - 277 + 329 - 335.","Toyoshima, M. (1984) Family Zoarcidae. Eelpouts. In: Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (Eds.), The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 291 - 295. [in Japanese]","Toyoshima, M. (1985) Taxonomy of the subfamily Lycodinae (family Zoarcidae) in Japan and adjacent waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 32, 131 - 243.","Hatooka, K. (1993) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 898 - 913 + 1343 - 1345. [in Japanese]","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (1995) The fishes of northern Japan. Kita-Nihon Kaiyo Center, Sapporo, 391 pp. [in Japanese]","Imamura, H. (1997) Perciform fish fauna from off Pacific of Tohoku. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 17, 55 - 68. [in Japanese]","Koyanagi, M. (1997) Zoarcidae. In: Okamura, O. & Amaoka, K. (Eds.), Sea fishes of Japan, Yama-Kei, Tokyo, pp. 536 - 538. [in Japanese]","Imamura, H. (1998) Zoarcid fishes occurring off Pacific of Tohoku District. Researches on Basic Fishes in Tohoku District, 18, 28 - 34. [in Japanese]","Zama, A. (2001) Fish fauna of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sanwa Publisher, Ishinomaki, 153 pp. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. (1994) Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 60, 1 - 120.","Shinohara, G., Endo, H. & Matsuura, K. (1996) Deep-water Fishes collection from the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan. Memories of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 29, 153 - 185.","Hatooka, K. (2000) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 2 nd edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1590 - 1593. [in Japanese]","Hatooka, K. (2002) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 1028 - 1044 + 1581 - 1583.","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. 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Lycenchelys hippopotamus Schmidt, 1950 (Japanese name: Hebigenge) (Figs. 9���13; Table 3) Lycenchelys hippopotamus Schmidt, 1935: 35 (nomen nudum); Taranetz, 1937: 161 (nomen nudum). Lycenchelys hippopotamus Schmidt, 1950: 106, fig 4, pl. IX (original description, type locality: east coast of Sakhalin Island, Sea of Okhotsk); Andriashev, 1955: 354, 361, figs. 2, 7���8 (description); Matsubara, 1955: 774 (key to species); Fedorov, 1976: 8, tables 3���4 (description); Toyoshima, 1983: 267, 332, pl. 154 (description); Toyoshima, 1984: 293, pl. 273-O (brief description); Toyoshma, 1985: 149, 169, figs. 6���7, 24���25, 31, table 1 (description); Hatooka, 1993: 902, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Anderson, 1994: 65, 113, 117 (osteological comments); Amaoka et al., 1995: 239, pl. 401 (brief description); Anderson, 1995: 76 (description); Koyanagi, 1997: 538, fig. 2 (brief description); Hatooka, 2000: 1032, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Hatooka, 2002: 1032, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Mecklenburg et al., 2002: 701, unnumbered figs. (brief description); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 17 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 64 (key to species); Amaoka et al., 2011: 315, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 980, 1024 (catalog of specimens); Hatooka, 2013: 1226, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Lectotype: ZIN 24826, female, 206.8 mm SL, east coast of Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea (53��09.5���N, 149��52.1���E), 1150 m depth, 7 Aug. 1932. Paralectotype (2 specimens): ZIN 24826, 1 male and 1 female, 167.7���194.9 mm SL, collected with lectotype. Other specimens (29 specimens): HUMZ 77571, 77573, 77774, 119986���87, 120005, 120285, 120329, 120345, 121155, 121157, 121159 ���60, 121162, 121164, 121193, 121452, 121463, 123979, 124056, 124115, 126116, 126186, 126218, 126223, 126228, 20 males and 9 females, 117.9���211.9 mm SL, northeastern Hokkaido Island, Okhotsk Sea. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 23���24 + 105���115 = 128���138; head length 12.5���15.0% SL; interorbital pores 1���2; occipital pores 2; postorbital pores 3���4; suborbital pores usually 8 + 1; 1st suborbital pore located just below nostril tube; preoperculomandibular pores 8���9; vomerine teeth 3���7; palatine teeth 1���7, arranged in single row; opercular flap well-developed; pelvic-fin base positioned below lower edge of gill opening; lateral line complete and positioned ventrally; scales present or absent on pectoral fin and absent on its base; body uniformly dark chocolate-brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 3. ....Continued next page Body very elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 2.3���4.6% SL (unknown for lectotype). Head moderately long, ovoid; dorsal profile of head gently sloping from posterior edge of eye to above about last postorbital pore. Head of adults generally longer in males than in females. Snout rather short, 127.2���199.8 (172.3)% of eye diameter. Eye ovoid, relatively small. Interorbital space narrow, width 20.0���37.0 (27.8)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube short, reaching 1st suborbital pore when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw about reaching vertical through anterior margin of eye in adult males, not reaching vertical through anterior margin of eye in females and juveniles. Labial lobe of lower jaw weak. Teeth on jaws sharp; upper jaw with single row, anterior teeth large and posterior teeth small; 4 females, including lectotype and 1 paralectotype, with additional small teeth behind anteriormost tooth; lower jaw with 2���3 irregular rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly, anterior teeth large and those posteriorly small; vomer and palatine small and conical; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in single row. Lower edge of gill opening reaching lower end of pectoral-fin base. Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers short; those on upper limb triangular, many triangular and some blunt on lower limb (Fig. 10). Pseudobranch filaments relatively long. Lateral line deciduous, complete and positioned ventrally; originating posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating on tail. Scales small and cycloid, present on body, tail and about 40���80 % of vertical fins basally. Scales present or absent on basal portion of pectoral-fin rays (present in lectotype). Head, nape, pectoral axil and pectoral-fin base without scales. Dorsal-fin origin posterior to vertical through pectoral-fin base; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 4th to 6th (between 5th and 6th) vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 17th to 19th (17th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate to antepenultimate abdominal (penultimate) vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 2nd to 5th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 6th (between 3rd and 4th) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epural, 4���5 (4) upper hypural and 3���4 (4) lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to about middle of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded dorsally and having notches ventrally. Upper end of pectoral-fin base about on lateral horizontal midline of body. Pelvic fin relatively long; its base below lower edge of gill opening; its posterior margin reaching vertical through pectoral-fin base. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above 2nd suborbital pore (Fig. 11A, B). Postorbital pores usually 3 (3) (Fig. 11A, B); distance between 1st and 2nd pores longest of those between adjacent pores; 1 additional small pore present just behind 1st pore on both sides in HUMZ 121157. Suborbital pores usually 9 (9), 8 pores located below lower margin of eye and 9th behind eye; when 10 pores, 9 pores below eye and last behind eye on left side in HUMZ 77571 and 121160, and both sides in HUMZ 126194; 5th pore below vertical through anterior margin of eye; last pore of those below eye slightly posterior to vertical through 1st postorbital pore (Fig. 11A). Preoperculomandibular pores 8���9 (8); 4 on lower jaw, 1���2 (1) on junction of lower jaw and preopercle, and 3 on preopercle; last preoperculomandibular pore located posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 11A, C). Interorbital pores 1 or 2 (1); when 2, anterior pore located above 4th suborbital pore, and posterior pore between center or slightly posterior to center of eyes (Fig. 11B); when 1, anterior pore absent and posterior pore located slightly posterior to center of eyes. Occipital pores 2, pores on either side of dorsal midline anterior to 2nd postorbital pore (Fig. 11B). Color in alcohol. Lectotype (based on color photograph; Fig. 13) with dark brown head, pectoral fin and margin of vertical fins, slightly paler body and vertical fins; purplish gray abdomen. Non-type specimens similar to lectotype, except HUMZ 77571, 77573 and 77774, which have uniformly pale brown head and body and black dots on pectoral fin (HUMZ 121157 and 121159). Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 124056; Fig. 9). Head and pectoral fin blackish. Body and vertical fins uniformly dark chocolate brown. Distribution. Southern Okhotsk Sea to the northwestern Bering Sea, at depths of 408���1800 m (Schmidt, 1950; Andriashev, 1955; Matsubara, 1955; Fedorov, 1976; Toyoshima, 1983, 1984, 1985; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1994, 1995; Amaoka et al., 1995, 2011; Koyanagi, 1997; Mecklenburg et al., 2002; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Balushkin et al., 2011; this study). Size. Maximum length 223 mm TL (Anderson, 1995; Mecklenburg et al., 2002). The largest specimen examined for this study was 211.9 mm SL (216.3 mm TL). Remarks. Lycenchelys hippopotamus is similar to L. makushok, L. melanostomias and L. rassi in having more than 100 total vertebrae, 1���2 interorbital pores, 2 occipital pores, 3���4 postorbital pores, single ventral lateral line and no distinct spots or blotches on the body (vs. lacking this combination of characters in other species of Lycenchelys) (e.g., Schmidt, 1950; Andriashev, 1955; Toyoshima, 1983, 1985; Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993; Hatooka, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2013; Anderson, 1995; Shinohara et al., 1996; this study). Lycenchelys hippopotamus is distinguished from these three species by the position of the 1st suborbital pore. In L. hippopotamus, it is located just below the nostril tube (Fig. 12A), while it is located behind the nostril tube in L. makushok, L. melanostomias and L. rassi (Fig. 12B, C, D). In addition, L. hippopotamus has 1���2 interorbital pores, and when only the middle pore is present, it is located between the middle of the eyes or slightly posterior. In contrast, L. makushok, L. melanostomias and L. rassi, always have only 1 pore in the interorbital space, and it is located anterior to the middle of the eyes., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 14-19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Schmidt, P. Y. (1950) Fishes of the Sea of Okhotsk. Transaction of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Science of the U. S. S. R., 6, 1 - 370. [in Russian]","Schmidt, P. Y. (1935) The Sea of Okhotsk and its fish fauna. Vestnik Akademii Nauk USSR, 5, 30 - 38. [in Russian] https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1436107","Taranetz, A. J. (1937) Hand book for identification of fishes of the Soviet far east and adjacent waters. Bulletins of the Pacific Science Institute, 11, 1 - 200. [in Russian]","Andriashev, A. P. 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Lycenchelys tohokuensis Anderson & Imamura, 2002 (Japanese name: Kitagawa-hebigenge) (Figs. 44���49; Table 11) Lycenchelys tohokuensis Anderson & Imamura, 2002: 355, figs. 1���2 (original description, type locality: off Fukushima Prefecture, Pacific coast of Honshu Island, Japan); Anderson & Fedorov, 2004: 20 (species list); Shinohara & Anderson, 2007: 63 (key to species); Kitagawa et al., 2008: 95, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Shinohara et al., 2009: 724 (species list); Amaoka et al., 2011: 317, unnumbered fig. (brief description); Balushkin et al., 2011: 1026 (species list); Hatooka, 2013: 1227, 2078, unnumbered fig. (key to species); Yamanaka & Ito, 2014: 4 (species list); Nakabo & Hirashima, 2015: 217 (species list and etymology of scientific name). Materials examined Holotype: HUMZ 156757, male, 269.8 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific (37��31.55���N, 142��12.69���E to 37��32.94���N, 142��13.31���E), 697���705 m depth, 18 Apr. 1998, T/V Tanshu-maru, otter trawl. Paratypes (4 specimens, 195.3���265.1 mm SL, all from Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific): HUMZ 152369, 1 female, 259.8 mm SL, off Aomori Prefecture (40��42.42���N, 142��09.06���E to 40��41.04���N, 142��09.95���E), 661���667 m depth, 22 Oct. 1997, R/V Wakataka-maru, otter trawl; HUMZ 171668, 1 male, 195.3 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture, (36��42.43���N, 141��26.10���E to 36��47.68���N, 141��27.22���E), 582���591 m depth, 11 June 2000, R/V Wakatakamaru, otter trawl; NSMT-P 64042, 1 female, 237.9 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (36��36.25���N, 141��18.23���E to 36��38.91���N, 141��23.67���E), 557���599 m depth, 11 June 2000, R/V Wakataka-maru, otter trawl; HUMZ 178280, 1 female, 265.1 mm SL, off Fukushima Prefecture (37��00.94���N, 141��40.59��� E to 36��57.83���N, 141��36.70��� E), 543���546 m depth, 19 Oct. 2001, R/V Wakataka-maru, otter trawl. Other specimens (3 specimens): HUMZ 177071, 192808, 206820, 1 male and 2 females, 208.1���270.1 mm SL, Tohoku District, northwestern Pacific. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 27���29 + 88���91 = 116���119; head length 13.4���14.4% SL; interorbital pore 1; occipital pores 3; postorbital pores 5; suborbital pores 5 + 2; preoperculomandibular pores 8; vomerine teeth 7���11; palatine teeth 8���15, arranged in 2 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; opercular flap well developed; pelvic-fins absent; two complete lateral lines, positioned mediolaterally and ventrally; scales present on pectoral fin and its base; body uniformly brown when fresh. Description. Counts and proportional measurements in Table 11. .....Continued next page Body elongate, cross section oval anteriorly, compressed laterally near tail; its width at anal-fin origin 4.2���5.6 (5.9)% SL. Head relatively short, ovoid; dorsal profile of head gently sloping to above upper edge of gill opening or dorsal-fin origin (above upper edge of gill opening). Snout short, 99.0���142.4 (99.0)% of eye diameter. Eye rounded or slightly oval (rounded), relatively small. Interorbital space moderately narrow, width 23.8���45.4 (23.8)% of eye diameter. Nostril tube long, reaching upper lip when depressed. Mouth subterminal. Posterior edge of upper jaw reaching to about vertical through posterior margin of pupil. Labial lobe of lower jaw developed. Teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine small and conical; upper jaw with 2���3 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly; lower jaw with 2���3 or 3���4 irregular rows (3���4) anteriorly and single row posteriorly; vomerine teeth irregularly arranged; palatine teeth in 2 rows anteriorly and single row posteriorly. Lower edge of gill opening reaching to or slightly above lower end of pectoral-fin base (above lower end of pectoral-fin base). Opercular flap well developed. Gill rakers, short; those on upper limb triangular, many blunt and some triangular rakers on lower limb (Fig. 45). Pseudobranch filaments relatively long. Two lateral lines, deciduous, complete; mediolateral line origin above about middle portion of abdomen and terminating on tail; ventral lateral line origin posterior to last postorbital pore and terminating on tail. Scales small and cycloid, present on body, pectoral axilla, about basal quarter of pectoral fin, pectoral-fin base, tail and most regions of vertical fins except near margins. Nape with few scales or naked (with few scales). Head without scales. Dorsal-fin origin nearly above pectoral-fin base; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd and 4th vertebrae. Anal-fin origin below 23rd to 25th (24th) dorsal-fin ray; 1st anal-fin pterygiophore posterior to parapophysis of ultimate or penultimate (penultimate) abdominal vertebra. Last dorsal-fin pterygiophore between neural spines of 3rd to 5th (between 4th and 5th) preural vertebrae. Last anal-fin pterygiophore between hemal spines of 2nd to 4th (between 2nd and 3rd) preural vertebrae. Caudal fin with 2 epural, 4 upper hypural and 4 lower hypural rays. Pectoral fin moderately short, reaching to anterior or middle portion of abdomen; its posterior margin rounded dorsally and notched ventrally. Upper end of pectoral-fin base slightly below lateral midline of body. Pelvic fins absent. Head pores well developed and distinct. Nasal pores 2; anterior pore in front of nostril tube, posterior pore above 1st suborbital pore (Fig. 46A, B). Postorbital pores 5 (Fig. 46A, B); holotype with extremely small additional pore posterior to 5th pore on right side. Suborbital pores 7; 5 pores below eye and 2 pores on ascending part of suborbital canal behind eye; 5th pore behind vertical through posterior margin of eye (Fig. 46A). Preoperculomandibular pores 8; 4 on lower jaw and 4 on preopercle; last preoperculomandibular pore posterior to lower margin of eye (Fig. 46A, C). One interorbital pore on dorsal midline between anterior margins of pupils (anterior margin of pupils) (Fig. 46B). Occipital pores 3; 1 on dorsal midline of occiput, and remaining 2 on either side; 3 pores transversely aligned or middle pore slightly posterior to those on either side (middle pore located slightly behind side pores); all pores located anterior to 4th postorbital pore (Fig. 46B). Color in alcohol. Holotype (Fig. 47) with brownish head and uniformly paler body, pectoral fin and vertical fins; dark brown margins of pectoral and vertical fins and grayish abdomen. Body purplish brown in HUMZ 171668. Coloration of other specimens similar to holotype. Color when fresh (based on color photograph of HUMZ 152369; Fig. 44). Head, body and vertical fins uniformly brown, pectoral fin paler; margins of pectoral and vertical fins, and opercular region blackish; abdomen grayish. Distribution. Off northwestern Pacific coast of Tohoku District from Aomori to Fukushima prefectures, at depths of 543���905 m (Anderson & Imamura, 2002; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Kitagawa et al., 2008; Shinohara et al., 2009; Amaoka et al., 2011; Hatooka, 2013; Yamanaka & Ito, 2014; this study). Size. The largest specimen examined during this study measured 270.1 mm SL (HUMZ 192808, 275.2 mm TL), about equal to the previously recorded maximum length (HUMZ 156757, holotype, 270 mm SL) (Anderson & Imamura, 2002). Remarks. Other than L. tohokuensis, only five species of Lycenchelys are known to lack pelvic fins: Lycenchelys fedorovi Anderson & Balanov, 2000, Lycenchelys hureaui (Andriashev, 1979), Lycenchelys monstrosa Anderson, 1982, Lycenchelys nanospinata Anderson, 1988 and Lycenchelys xanthoptera Anderson, 1991 (Anderson, 1982a, 1988, 1991; Anderson & Balanov, 2000; Anderson & Imamura, 2002). Lycenchelys tohokuensis is distinguished from the five species in having two lateral lines and palatine teeth arranged in two rows anteriorly (vs. having a single lateral line in all five species and palatine teeth arranged in a single row in L. fedorovi, L. hureaui, L. monstrosa and L. nanospinata, or lacking palatine teeth in L. xanthoptera) (Anderson, 1982a, 1988, 1991; Anderson & Balanov, 2000; Anderson & Imamura, 2002). Lycenchelys tohokuensis also differs from L. fedorovi, L. hureaui, L. monstrosa and L. nanospinata in having 116���119 total vertebrae (vs. 132���139 in L. fedorovi, 104���112 in L. hureaui, 126���132 in L. monstrosa and 105 in L. nanospinata), from L. hureaui, L. monstrosa, L. nanospinata and L. xanthoptera in having 1 interorbital pore and 3 occipital pores (vs. interorbital pores and occipital pores absent in the four), and from L. monstrosa in having vomerine teeth (vs. usually absent in L. monstrosa) (Anderson, 1982a, 1988, 1991; Anderson & Balanov, 2000; Anderson & Imamura, 2002; this study). Although the Lycodinae are recognized as having an L-shaped series of suborbital bones (Anderson, 1994), they are arranged in a semicircular series in L. tohokuensis (Fig. 45A). The latter configuration also occurs in the other three subfamilies: Lycozoarcinae Andriashev, 1939, Zoarcinae Gill, 1862 and Gymnelinae Gill, 1864 (Anderson, 1994). Lycenchelys tohokuensis clearly differs from species of Lycozoarcinae (including only Lycozoarces regani Popov, 1933) and Zoacinae (only Zoarces Cuvier, 1829 with six species) in having scales, and teeth on the vomer and palatine, and lacking the pelvic fins and dorsal-fin spines (vs. having pelvic fins and lacking scales in the Lycozoarcinae, and having pelvic fins and dorsal-fin spines, and lacking vomerine and palatine teeth in the Zoarcinae) (Anderson, 1994). When compared with genera of Gymnelinae, L. tohokuensis mostly resembles Ericandersonia Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006 [only 1 species, Ericandersonia sagamia Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006 (Fig 48)] in having similar numbers of dorsal-fin rays (112���116 vs. 113���116), anal-fin rays (93���94 vs. 93���95), pectoral-fin rays (14 vs. 14), and total vertebrae (116���119 vs.117���118), respectively (Anderson & Imamura, 2002; Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006; this study). Furthermore, numbers and arrangements of head pores in the two species are the same (2 nasal, 5 postorbital, 7 suborbital, 4 mandibular, 4 preopercular, 1 interorbital and 3 occipital pores) (Figs. 46A, B, C, 49A, B, C) (Anderson & Imamura, 2002; Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006; this study). The two are distinguishable, however, by the presence of 2 lateral lines, and a developed labial lobe on the lower jaw, and the lower edge of the gill opening set slightly above the lower end of the pectoral-fin base in L. tohokuensis (vs. lateral line single and mediolateral, labial lobe of lower jaw absent, and lower edge of the gill opening not reaching lower end of pectoral-fin base in E. sagamia) (Anderson & Imamura, 2002; Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006; this study). In addition, E. sagamia is characterized by the presence of a weak ridge (= pseudosubmental crest sensu Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006) on the ventral surface of the mandibula, which is absent in other zoarcid species (Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006; this study). The question of retaining Lycenchelys tohokuensis in Lycenchelys because of its peculiar arrangement of the suborbital bones, relative to that of other members of the subfamily needs to be tested by a phylogenetic study of the entire group., Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 50-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Anderson, M. E. & Imamura, H. (2002) A new species of Lycenchelys (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Pacific coast of northern Japan. Ichthyological Research, 49, 355 - 357. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 102280200053","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Kitagawa, D., Imamura, H., Goto, T., Ishito, Y., Fujiwara, K. & Ueda, Y. (2008) Field guide of the fishes from the Tohoku District, north-eastern waters of Japan. Tokai University Press, Hadano, 141 pp. [in Japanese]","Shinohara, G., Narimatsu, Y., Hattori, T., Ito, M., Takata, Y. & Matsuura, K. (2009) Annotated checklist of deep-sea fishes from the Pacific coast off Tohoku District, Japan. In: Fujita, T. (Ed.), Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific coast of northern Japan. National Science Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, Tokyo, 39, pp. 683 - 735.","Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K. & Yabe, M. (2011) Fishes of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Sapporo, 482 pp. [in Japanese]","Balushkin, A. V., Sheiko, B. A. & Fedorov, V. V. (2011) Catalog of archival collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences: class Osteichthyes (bony fishes), order Perciformes, family Zoarcidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 51, 950 - 1034. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945211100031","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]","Yamanaka, T. & Ito, K. (2014) Additional records and revisions to the revised catalog of the fishes collected from the waters of Aomori Prefecture-I. Bulletin of Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center Fisheries Institute, 8, 1 - 10. [in Japanese]","Nakabo, T. & Hirashima, Y. (2015) Scientific names of Japanese fishes: etymology. Tokai University Press, Hadano, xv + 372 pp. [in Japanese]","Anderson, M. E. & Balanov, A. A. (2000) Lycenchelys fedorovi: a new species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the northern Pacific Ocean. Copeia, 2000, 1056 - 1061. https: // doi. org / 10.1643 / 0045 - 8511 (2000) 000 [1056: LFANSO] 2.0. CO; 2","Andriashev, A. P. (1979) First finding of fishes of the families Zoarcidae and Liparididae near Kerguelen Islands. Biologiya Morya, 6, 28 - 34. [in Russian]","Anderson, M. E. (1988) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the southern hemisphere. I. The Antarctic and subantarctic regions. Antarctic Research Series, 47, 59 - 113. https: // doi. org / 10.1029 / AR 047 p 0059","Anderson, M. E. (1991) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the souththern hemisphere. V. Two new species from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Cybium, 15, 151 - 158.","Anderson, M. E. (1982 a) A new eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science, 32 (1), 207 - 212.","Anderson, M. E. (1994) Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 60, 1 - 120.","Shinohara, G. & Sakurai, H. (2006) Ericandersonia sagamia, a new genus and species of deep waters eelpouts (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research, 53, 172 - 178. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 006 - 0333 - 7"]}

Genus Lycenchelys Gill, 1884 (Japanese name: Hebigenge-zoku) Lycenchelys Gill, 1884: 180 (type species by subsequent designation: Lycodes muraena Collett, 1878). Lycodophis Vaillant, 1888: 311 (type species by monotypy: Lycodes albus Vaillant, 1888). Embryx Jordan & Evermann, 1898: 2458 (type species by original designation: Lycodopsis crotalinus). Lyciscus Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907: 342 (type species by monotypy: Lycodopsis crotalinus Gilbert, 1890). Apodolycus Andriashev, 1979: 29 (type species by original designation: Apodolycus hureaui Andriashev, 1979). Diagnosis. Vertebrae 19���30 + 66���118 = 85���144; suborbital bones 6���10; suborbital pores 6���11; 1st dorsal-fin pterygiophores associated with vertebrae 2���21, with 0���16 free pterygiophores; palatopterygoid series weak; oral valve weak; pseudobranch, pelvic fins, and vomerine and palatine teeth usually present; scales, pyloric caeca and lateral line(s) present (Anderson, 1994; Shinohara & Matsuura, 1998; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; this study). Distribution. Widespread in the Pacific (mainly in northwestern and eastern), Atlantic, Arctic and Southern oceans, and around the Kerguelen Islands (Anderson, 1994, 2006; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Anderson & M��ller, 2007; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Thiel et al., 2018; this study). Maximum collection depth 5320 m, in the Peru- Chile Trench (holotype of Lycenchelys atacamensis Andriashev, 1980) (Andriashev, 1980; Anderson, 1988, 1995; Anderson & Fedorov, 2004). Remarks. The genus Lycenchelys currently includes about 60 species (Anderson & Fedorov, 2004; Anderson, 2006; Anderson & M��ller, 2007; Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Nelson et al., 2016; Thiel et al., 2018). This study recognizes 11 species of Lycenchelys in Japanese waters, in accordance with recent studies (i.e., Shinohara & Anderson, 2007; Hatooka, 2013). The diagnosis of the genus above mainly follows Anderson (1994), except for the numbers of suborbital pores and total vertebrae, variations in which were reported by Shinohara & Matsuura (1998), Shinohara & Anderson (2007) and this study. Keys to species of genus Lycenchelys from Japanese waters 1a. Interorbital pores absent............................................................................... 2 1b. Interorbital pores present............................................................................... 3 2a. Pelvic-fin base positioned below 7th suborbital pore; suborbital pores 7 + 1; preoperculomandibular pores 9; lateral lines 2; pectoral fin and its base having scales............................................................ L. remissaria 2b. Pelvic-fin base set posterior to suborbital pores; suborbital pores 6 + 1���2; preoperculomandibular pores 8; lateral line 1; pectoral fin and its base lacking scales............................................................. L. ryukyuensis 3a. Occipital pores absent................................................................................. 4 3b. Occipital pores present................................................................................ 5 4a. Total vertebrae 85���89; pectoral-fin rays 13���16; pectoral fin and its base lacking scales; body reddish orange when fresh.............................................................................................. L. aurantiaca 4b. Total vertebrae 91���95; pectoral-fin rays 17���19; pectoral fin and its base having scales; body dark brown when fresh................................................................................................. L. squamosa 5a. Distinct spots or blotches present on body.................................................................. 6 5b. Distinct spots or blotches absent on body.................................................................. 7 6a. Six to 10 white blotches present above upper edge of gill opening and on dorsal fin extending onto dorsal part of body; total vertebrae 122���128....................................................................... L. albomaculata 6b. Blackish irregular blotches on most portions of dorsal fin and dorsal part of body; total vertebrae 137���142...... L. maculata 7a. Pelvic fins present; suborbital bone arrangement L-shaped; a single lateral line.................................... 8 7b. Pelvic fins absent; suborbital bone arrangement semicircular; two lateral lines........................... L. tohokuensis 8a. First suborbital pore located just below nostril tube; interorbital pores 1���2, when 1 interorbital pore present, located between middle centers of eyes or slightly posteriorly................................................... L. hippopotamus 8b. First suborbital pore located behind nostril tube; interorbital pore 1, located anterior to center of eyes................... 9 9a. Occipital pore usually 1 (rarely 2 or 3), 1 pore always present on midline of occiput; preoperculomandibular pores 9���10; total vertebrae 132���139.......................................................................... L. makushok 9b. Occipital pores usually 2 (rarely 1), located on left and/or right sides of occiput; preoperculomandibular pores 7���9; total vertebrae 117���134....................................................................................... 10 10a. Opercular flap absent; distance between 2nd and 3rd postorbital pores long, 11.8���18.2% HL.................... L. rassi 10b. Opercular flap present; distance between 2nd and 3rd postorbital pores short, 4.1���9.2% HL............. L. melanostomias, Published as part of Kawarada, Shumpei, Imamura, Hisashi, Narimatsu, Yoji & Shinohara, Gento, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lycenchelys (Osteichthyes: Zoarcidae) in Japanese waters, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4762 (1) on pages 4-5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4762.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3743698, {"references":["Gill, T. N. (1884) On the anacanthine fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 36, 167 - 183.","Vaillant, L. (1888) Expeditions scientifiques du \" Travailleur \" et du \" Talisman \" pendant les annees 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Masson, Paris, 406 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 13677","Jordan, D. S. & Evermann, B. W. (1898) The fishes of North and Middle America: A descriptive catalogue of the species of fishlike vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 47, 2183 - 3136. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 39716","Evermann, B. W. & Goldsborough, E. L. (1907) The fish of Alaska. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 26, 219 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 60330","Andriashev, A. P. (1979) First finding of fishes of the families Zoarcidae and Liparididae near Kerguelen Islands. Biologiya Morya, 6, 28 - 34. [in Russian]","Anderson, M. E. (1994) Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 60, 1 - 120.","Shinohara, G. & Matsuura, K. (1998) A new zoarcid, Lycenchelys aurantiaca, from the Pacific coast off northern Japan (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 45, 151 - 155. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02678557","Shinohara, G. & Anderson, M. E. (2007) Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology), Supplement 1, 59 - 66.","Anderson, M. E. (2006) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the southern hemisphere. XII. Two new lycodine species from off Peru. Species Diversity, 11, 183 - 190. https: // doi. org / 10.12782 / specdiv. 11.183","Anderson, M. E. & Fedorov, V. V. (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson, 1839 eelpouts. California Academy of Sciences, Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 34, 1 - 58.","Anderson, M. E. & Moller, P. R. (2007) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the southern hemisphere. XIII. Two new species of Lycenchelys from the Southwestern Pacific. Species Diversity, 12, 175 - 185. https: // doi. org / 10.12782 / specdiv. 12.175","Thiel, R., Knebelsberger, T. & Eidus, I. (2018) Description and DNA barcoding of Lycenchelys lenzeni, a new species of eelpout (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the deep sea off the Kuril Archipelago. Zootaxa, 4370 (1), 45 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4370.1.3","Andriashev, A. P. (1980) On the deepest occurrence of a species of the fish family Zoarcidae Lycenchelys atacamensis sp. n. from the Atacama Trench. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 59, 1105 - 1108. [in Russian with English summary]","Anderson, M. E. (1988) Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the southern hemisphere. I. The Antarctic and subantarctic regions. Antarctic Research Series, 47, 59 - 113. https: // doi. org / 10.1029 / AR 047 p 0059","Anderson, M. E. (1995) The eelpout genera Lycenchelys Gill and Taranetzella Andriashev (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in the eastern Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 49, 55 - 133.","Nelson, J. S., Grande, T. C. & Wilson, M. V. (2016) Fishes of the world, 5 th edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York, xli + 707 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / 9781119174844","Hatooka, K. (2013) Zoarcidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. 3 rd edition. Tokai Uni- versity Press, Hadano, pp. 1220 - 1237 + 2076 - 2082. [in Japanese]"]}

Imamura, Hisashi, Kimura, Katsuya, Quan, Nguyen Van (2019): First Record of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actynopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Pacific. Species Diversity 24 (1): 17-22, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.24.17, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.24.17

Key to subfamilies of the family Cyclopteridae 1a. First dorsal fin inconspicuous, completely embedded under skin...................................... Liparopsinae 1b. First dorsal fin conspicuous (except for adults in some species with very low and mostly buried first dorsal fin; see Mecklen- burg et al., 2002)......................................................................................2 2a. Body generally high due to well-developed dorsal crest; first dorsal fin covered with very thick skin........ Cyclopterinae 2b. Body usually globose; first dorsal fin covered with relatively thin skin.................... Eumicrotreminae subfam. nov., Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721

Family Cyclopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 Cyclopteridae Bonaparte, 1831: 96 (type genus: Cyclopterus Linnaeus, 1758). Diagnosis (includes autapomorphies only; see osteological features under ���Characters supporting the monophyly of Cyclopteridae ��� for other diagnostic characters). Ethmoid situated posteromesial to lateral ethmoid; cartilaginous process present between ceratohyal and epihyal; paired central cartilages present; fourth ceratobranchial widely separated from central cartilages; dorsal process on pelvis present; first two or three abdominal vertebrae each having a single pair of neural spines and lacking a neural arch; dorsal and anal stays cartilaginous; second preural centrum broad. Classification of Cyclopteridae. The following classification of the family Cyclopteridae, including three (one new) subfamilies and four genera, is proposed on the basis of the phylogenetic relationships reconstructed in the present study: Family Cyclopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 Subfamily Liparopsinae Garman, 1892 Genus Aptocyclus De La Pylaie, 1835 Subfamily Cyclopterinae Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Cyclopterus Linnaeus, 1758 Subfamily Eumicrotreminae subfam. nov. Genus Cyclopsis Popov, 1930 Genus Eumicrotremus Gill, 1862b, Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721, {"references":["Bonaparte, C. L. (1831) Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati. Presso Antonio Boulzaler, Roma, 144 pp.","Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae, 10 th edition. Fol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (= Stockholm), ii + 824 pp.","Garman, S. (1892) The Discoboli (Cyclopteridae, Liparopsidae and Liparididae). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 14, 1 - 96, pls. 1 - 13.","Popov, A. M. (1930) A short review of the fishes of the family Cyclopteridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10, 6, 69 - 76.","Gill, T. N. (1862 b) Note on some genera of fishes of western North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 14, 329 - 332."]}

Genus Cyclopterus Linnaeus, 1758 Cyclopterus Linnaeus, 1758: 260 (type species: Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758). Lumpus Oken (ex. Cuvier), 1817: 1182 (type species: Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758). Diagnosis. See ���Diagnosis��� of the subfamily Cyclopterinae. Remarks. Oken (1817) established the genus Lumpus based on ���Les Lumps��� in Cuvier (1816) (see Gill, 1903). According to subsequent studies (Lindberg, 1973; Parin et al., 2002; Mecklenburg & Sheiko, 2003), this generic name is a junior objective synonym of Cyclopterus Linnaeus, 1758. The genus includes only Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758., Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721, {"references":["Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae, 10 th edition. Fol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (= Stockholm), ii + 824 pp.","Gill, T. N. (1903) On some fish genera of the first edition of Cuvier's Regne animal and Oken's names. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 26, 965 - 967.","Lindberg, G. U. (1973) Cyclopteridae. In: Hureau, J. - C. & Monod, T. (Eds.), Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean, CLOFNAM, Unesco, Paris, pp. 607 - 608.","Parin, N. V., Fedorov, V. V. & Sheiko B. A. (2002) An annotated catalogue of fish-like vertebrates and fishes of the seas of Russia and adjacent countries. Part 2. Order Scorpaeniformes. Journal of Ichthyology, 42 (Supplement 1), S 60 - S 135.","Mecklenburg, C. W. & Sheiko, B. A. (2003) Family Cyclopteridae Bonaparte 1831 - lumpsuckers. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 6, 1 - 17."]}

Genus Cyclopsis Popov, 1930 Cyclopsis Popov, 1930: 74 (type species: Cyclopsis tentacularis Popov, 1930). Diagnosis. Head and body with many tentacles; symplectic and quadrate separated; rudimentary coronomeckelian present in tendon from adductor mandibulae section 3; posterior part of palatine covered with a cartilaginous element. Remarks. The genus is monotypic, appearing first as a nomen nudum in Soldatov & Popov (1929) and subsequently being made available in Popov (1930) and Soldatov & Lindberg (1930) (Mecklenburg & Sheiko, 2003). See Popov (1931) for a detailed description of Cyclopsis. The genus includes only Cyclopsis tentacularis Popov, 1930., Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721, {"references":["Popov, A. M. (1930) A short review of the fishes of the family Cyclopteridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10, 6, 69 - 76.","Soldatov, V. & Popov, A. (1929) On the new genus Cyclopteropsis (Pisces, Cyclopteridae) from the Okhotsk Sea. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A, 1929, 239 - 242.","Soldatov, V. K. & Lindberg, G. U. (1930) A review of the fishes of the seas of the Far East. Bulletins of the Pacific Science Institute, 5, i - xlvii, 1 - 576, pls. 1 - 15. [in Russian, with English summary, and new taxa also in English]","Mecklenburg, C. W. & Sheiko, B. A. (2003) Family Cyclopteridae Bonaparte 1831 - lumpsuckers. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 6, 1 - 17.","Popov, A. M. (1931) Cyclopteridae of the Okhotsk Sea based on collections of the Hydrographical Expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Izvestija Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1931, 85 - 99. [In Russian, new taxa diagnoses in English]"]}

Genus Aptocyclus De la Pylaie, 1835 Aptocyclus De la Pylaie, 1835: 528 (type species: Cyclopterus ventricosus Pallas, 1769). Cyclopterichthys Steindachner, 1881: 192 [type species: Cyclopterichthys glaber Steindachner, 1881 (= junior synonym of Cyclopterus ventricosus)]. Liparops Garman, 1892: 42 [type species: Cyclopterus stelleri Pallas, 1814 (= junior synonym of Cyclopterus ventricosus)]. Elephantichthys Hubbs & Schultz, 1934: 21 [type species: Elephantichthys copeianus Hubbs & Schultz, 1934 (= junior synonym of Cyclopterus ventricosus)]. Pelagocyclus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955: 436 [type species Pelagocyclus vitiazi Lindberg & Legeza, 1955 (= junior synonym of Cyclopterus ventricosus)]. Diagnosis. See ���Diagnosis��� of the subfamily Liparopsinae. Remarks. Lindberg and Legeza (1955) established the genus Pelagocyclus, known only from the holotype of Pelagocyclus vitiazi Lindberg & Legeza, 1955, and were followed by many authors (e.g., Ueno, 1970; Kido, 1984; Nelson, 1994), until Kido & Shinohara (1996) demonstrated the conspecificity of P. vitiazi and A. ventricosus (Pallas, 1769), the latter having priority. This genus includes only A. ventricosus., Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721, {"references":["Pallas, P. S. (1769) Spicilegia Zoologica. Quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species, tomus 1, fasciculos 7. Gottlieb August Lange, Berolini (= Berlin), 42 pp., 6 pls.","Steindachner, F. (1881) Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenchaften, Classe v. 83 (1. Abth.), 276 pp., 8 pls.","Garman, S. (1892) The Discoboli (Cyclopteridae, Liparopsidae and Liparididae). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 14, 1 - 96, pls. 1 - 13.","Pallas, P. S. (1814) Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum. Caesarea Academiae Scientiarum, Petropoli (= Saint Petersburg), vii + 428 + cxxv pp.","Hubbs, C. & Schultz L. P. (1934) Elephantichthys copeianus, a new cyclopterid fish from Alaska. Copeia, 1934, 21 - 26. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1436430","Lindberg, G. U. & Legeza, M. I. (1955) A review of the genera and species of the subfamily Cyclopterinae (Pisces). Bulletin of the Zoological Institute Academy of Science, 18, 389 - 458, figs. 1 - 33. [in Russian, Ueno, T. translated in English]","Ueno, T. (1970) Fauna Japonica, Cyclopteridae (Pisces). Academic Press of Japan, Tokyo, 233 pp., 13 pls.","Kido, K. (1984) Cyclopteridae. In: Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (Eds.), The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 336 - 337.","Nelson, J. S. (1994) Fishes of the world, 3 rd edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, xvii + 600 pp.","Kido, K. & Shinohara, G. (1996) Pelagocyclus vitiazi Lindberg & Legeza, 1955, a junior synonym of Aptocyclus ventricosus (Pallas, 1769) (Scorpaeniformes: Cyclopteridae). Ichthyological Research, 43, 175 - 177. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02348242"]}

Genus Eumicrotremus Gill, 1862b Eumicrotremus Gill, 1862b: 330 (type species: Cyclopterus spinosus Fabricius, 1776). Cyclopteroides Garman, 1892: 37 (type species: Cyclopteroides gyrinops Garman, 1892). Lethotremus Gilbert, 1896: 449 (type species: Cyclolumpus muticus Gilbert, 1896). Cyclolumpus Tanaka, 1912: 86 (type species: Cyclopteropsis asperrimus Tanaka, 1912). Cyclopteropsis Soldatov & Popov, 1929: 240 (type species: Eumicrotremus bergi Popov, 1929). Cyclopterocottus Popov, 1930: 74 (type species: Eumicrotremus brashnikowi Schmidt, 1904). Microancanthus Voskoboinikova, 2015: 217 (type species: Microancanthus tokranovi Voskoboinikova, 2015). Georgimarinus Voskoboinikova & Nazarkin, 2015: 630 (type species: Cyclopteropsis barbatus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955). Diagnosis. Head and body lacking tentacles; some species with bony elements on head and body; one or two foramina present on anterodorsal portion of prootic; mesial process of hyomandibula receiving adductor hyomandibulae; first dorsal fin visible; end of gill slit situated above level of base of uppermost pectoral fin ray. Remarks. The synonymy of Cyclopteropsis Soldatov & Popov, 1929, Eumicrotremus Gill, 1862b, Lethotremus Gilbert, 1896, and Georgimarinus Voskoboinikova & Nazarkin, 2015 is proposed here on the basis of inferred phylogenetic relationships (see ���Ranking at subfamilial and generic levels���). Microancathus Voskoboinikova, 2015 is also regarded to be a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus owing to comparison of description of the type species of the former and synapomorphies supporting cyclopterid clades inferred here. The name Eumicrotremus is considered the valid name for the genus, having priority over the others. As redefined, Eumicrotremus is distinguished from the other three valid genera in having a visible first dorsal fin, and lacking tentacles on the head and body. Tanaka (1912) established the genus Cyclolumpus for Eumicrotremus asperrimus, although it has since been regarded as a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus (Lindberg & Legeza, 1955). The present phylogenetic analysis included E. asperrimus in clade B2, which included all examined Eumicrotremus (and Lethotremus). Accordingly, Cyclolumpus is treated as a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus, following previous studies. Garman (1892) established the genus Cyclopteroides based on Eumicrotremus gyrinops Garman, 1892. However, this genus was also regarded as a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus by Lindberg & Legeza (1955). Garman���s (1892) original description of E. gryinops included: ���Skin covered with mucus, with four series of very small, distant, one to eight spined tubercles on each side���, a description closely in agreement with a diagnostic character of Eumicrotremus [head and body (or body only) having some or many tubercles] as redefined here. In addition, although E. gyrinops was not included in the phylogenetic analysis, it was confirmed by examination of a single specimen during this study that the species has many small tubercles on the body. Therefore, the genus Cyclopteroides is treated as a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus, following previous studies. The genus Cyclopterocottus was established by Popov (1930) for Eumicrotremus brashnikowi Schmidt, 1904, although it has become regarded as a junior synonym of Cyclopteropsis (e.g., Ueno, 1970; Mecklenburg & Sheiko, 2003; Nelson, 2006; this study). Lindberg & Legeza (1955) described E. brashnikowi as having ���Spinous plates having cover side of body, nap, region of cheek���, also closely in agreement with a diagnostic character of Eumicrotremus (see above). Although E. brashnikowi was not examined during the present study, the genus Cyclopterocottus is treated as a junior synonym of Eumicrotremus. Voskoboinikova (2015) established the genus Microancanthus for M. tokranovi Voskoboinikova, 2015 (type species) and Eumicrotremus fedorovi Mandrytsa, 1991, being characterized from other cyclopterids by the following unique characters: a single pore on the infraorbital sensory canal; flat or hemispherical tubercles (as bony plaques) on the body, with numerous small spines; the opercle with a conspicuous notch on its posterior edge; and an S-sharped subopercle. However, although the above species were not available for examination during the present study, M. tokranovi, at least, has sensory tubes on the lower jaw (Voskoboinikova, 2015: fig. 5B), which supports the monophyly of clade G5 (including E. orbis, E. spinosus, ��� Lethotremus ��� awae and ��� L.��� muticus) (autapomorphic character 32-1), as recognized in this study. Accordingly, recognition of Microancanthus must result in Eumicrotremus being paraphyletic. Therefore, Microancanthus cannot be recognized from a cladistic perspective and is synonymized under Eumicrotremus in this study, although the monophyly of E. tokranovi and E. fedorovi is supportable based on the above mentioned autapomorphies. Voskoboinikova & Nazarkin (2015) established the genus Georgimarinus for Eumicrotremus barbatus (Lindberg & Legeza, 1955). They considered that the genus is characterized by unique derived characters: i.e., teeth in the outer row at the symphysis of the premaxilla fused with the premaxilla; teeth at the symphysis of the dentary fused among themselves and with dentary and forming the regular cutting edge; numerous barbs present on the head and body; and the bony plaques located in centers of connective tissue tubercles leaving the edges free. The present study examined this species and also found anterior teeth on the premaxilla and dentary fused with each other and the supporting bones, and these characters were recognized as autapomorphies of the species. However, E. barbatus was inferred to be deeply nested within clade D2 including Eumicrotremus and Cyclopleropsis, and the former genus becomes paraphyletic if Georgimarinus is regraded as valid. Therefore, following the cladistic methodology, the present study synonymizes Georgimarinus under Eumicrotremus. The genus Eumicrotremus includes the following 25 valid species, seven and two species, respectively, having been previously included in Cyclopteropsis and Lethotremus: Eumicrotremus andriashevi Perminov, 1936, Eumicrotremus awae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902), Eumicrotremus asperrimus (Tanaka, 1912), Eumicrotremus barbatus (Lindberg & Legeza, 1955), Eumicrotremus bergi (Popov, 1929), Eumicrotremus brashnikowi (Schmidt, 1904), Eumicrotremus derjugini Popov, 1926, Eumicrotremus fedorovi Mandrytsa, 1991, Eumicrotremus gyrinops (Garman, 1892), Eumicrotremus inarmatus (Mednikov & Prokhorov, 1956), Eumicrotremus jordani (Soldatov, 1929), Eumicrotremus lindbergi (Soldatov, 1930), Eumicrotremus mcalpini (Fowler, 1914), Eumicrotremus muticus (Gilbert, 1896), Eumicrotremus orbis (G��nther, 1861), Eumicrotremus pacificus Schmidt, 1904, Eumicrotremus popovi (Soldatov, 1929), Eumicrotremus phrynoides Gilbert & Burke, 1912, Eumicrotremus schmidti Lindberg & Legeza, 1955, Eumicrotremus soldatovi Popov, 1936, Eumicrotremus spinosus (Fabricius, 1776), Eumicrotremus taranetzi Perminov, 1936, Eumicrotremus tartaricus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955, Eumicrotremus terraenovae Myers & B��hlke, 1950 and Eumicrotremus tokranovi (Voskoboinikova, 2015) (see Lindberg & Legeza, 1955; Ueno, 1970; Parin et al., 2002; Mecklenburg & Sheiko, 2003)., Published as part of Oku, Kanami, Imamura, Hisashi & Yabe, Mamoru, 2017, Phylogenetic relationships and a new classification of the family Cyclopteridae (Perciformes: Cottoidei), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4221 (1) on pages 54-55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246721, {"references":["Gill, T. N. (1862 b) Note on some genera of fishes of western North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 14, 329 - 332.","Garman, S. (1892) The Discoboli (Cyclopteridae, Liparopsidae and Liparididae). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 14, 1 - 96, pls. 1 - 13.","Tanaka, S. (1912) XXXVIII. Cyclolumpus asperrimus, n. g. n. sp. (Cyclopteridae). Figures and Descriptions of the Fishes of Japan, Including the Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and Southern Sakhalin, 5, 86 - 87.","Soldatov, V. & Popov, A. (1929) On the new genus Cyclopteropsis (Pisces, Cyclopteridae) from the Okhotsk Sea. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A, 1929, 239 - 242.","Popov, A. M. (1930) A short review of the fishes of the family Cyclopteridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10, 6, 69 - 76.","Schmidt, P. J. (1904) Fishes of the eastern seas of the Russian Empire. Scientific results of the Korea-Sakhalin Expedition of the Emperor Russian Geographical Society 1900 - 1901. Fishes of the eastern seas of the Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg, xi + 466 pp., 6 pls. [in Russian]","Voskoboinikova, O. S. & Nazarkin, M. V. (2015) Georgimarinus gen. nov. - a new genus of the family Cyclopteridae (Cottoidei). Journal of Ichthyology, 55, 630 - 635.","Lindberg, G. U. & Legeza, M. I. (1955) A review of the genera and species of the subfamily Cyclopterinae (Pisces). Bulletin of the Zoological Institute Academy of Science, 18, 389 - 458, figs. 1 - 33. [in Russian, Ueno, T. translated in English]","Ueno, T. (1970) Fauna Japonica, Cyclopteridae (Pisces). Academic Press of Japan, Tokyo, 233 pp., 13 pls.","Mecklenburg, C. W. & Sheiko, B. A. (2003) Family Cyclopteridae Bonaparte 1831 - lumpsuckers. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes, 6, 1 - 17.","Nelson, J. S. (2006) Fishes of the world, 4 th edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, xix + 601 pp.","Mandrytsa, S. A. (1991) New species of the genus Eumicrotremus (Pisces, Cyclopteridae) from the Sea of Okhotsk. Zoological Zhurnal, 70, 148 - 151. [in Russian, with English summary]","Perminov, G. N. (1936) A review of the species of the genus Eumicrotremus Gill. Bulletin of the Far Eastern Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 19. [in Russian, English summary]","Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O. (1902) A review of the discobolous fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 24, 343 - 351.","Popov, A. M. (1926) On ichthyology of the Kara and adjacent Barents seas. Travauz de ls Societe des naturalistes de Leningrad, 56, 27 - 55. [in Russian]","Mednikov, B. M. & Prokhorov, V. G. (1956) A new species of Cyclopteropsis (Pisces, Cyclopterinae) from the Bering Sea. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A, Leningrad, 111, 717 - 719.","Soldatov, V. K. & Lindberg, G. U. (1930) A review of the fishes of the seas of the Far East. Bulletins of the Pacific Science Institute, 5, i - xlvii, 1 - 576, pls. 1 - 15. [in Russian, with English summary, and new taxa also in English]","Fowler, H. W. (1914) Fishes collected by the Peary Relief Expedition of 1899. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 66, 359 - 366.","Gunther, A. (1861) Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. Order of the trustees, London, xxv + 586 + x pp.","Gilbert, C. H. & Burke, C. V. (1912) Fishes from Bering Sea and Kamchatka. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 30, 31 - 96.","Myers, G. S. & Bohlke, J. E. (1950) A new lump-sucker of the genus Eumicrotremus from the northwestern Atlantic. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin, 3, 199 - 202.","Parin, N. V., Fedorov, V. V. & Sheiko B. A. (2002) An annotated catalogue of fish-like vertebrates and fishes of the seas of Russia and adjacent countries. Part 2. Order Scorpaeniformes. Journal of Ichthyology, 42 (Supplement 1), S 60 - S 135."]}

A taxonomic examination of 3,108 specimens of mesopelagic fishes, collected around the Ogasawara Islands in December 2010 by a beam trawl net operated from the T/S Oshoro-maru, Hokkaido University, Japan, resulted in the recognition of 99 species representing 34 families and 65 genera. Descriptions are provided for all species, two of them〔 a stomiid Eustomias braueri Zugmayer, 1911 and linophrynid Haplophryne mollis (Brauer, 1902)〕 being new records for Japan. Three species, a stomiid Eustomias sp., trachipterid Desmodema sp. and oneirodid Oneirodes sp., could not be identified at the species level

Imamura, Hisashi (2016): Rediagnosis of Onigocia grandisquama (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Platycephalidae) and Comparison with Congeners. Species Diversity 21: 151-159, DOI: 10.12782/sd.21.2.151

Imamura, Hisashi (2015): Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3904 (2): 151-207, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1

Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872 Common English name: Tiger flathead (Figs. 23–24; Fig. 9) Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872: 82 (type locality: Melbourne markets, Vic, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 400; Last et al., 1983: 333, fig. 28.21; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469; Grant, 2004: 188, unnumbered pl.; Hoese et al., 2006: 943; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 520, unnumbered fig. Neoplatycephalus grandis Castelnau, 1872: 87 (type locality: Melbourne markets, Vic, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 402. Platycephalus macrodon Ogilby, 1885: 226 (type locality: Port Jackson, NSW, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 401. Neoplatycephalus macrodon: Whitley, 1931 b: 159. Neoplatycephalus (Colefaxia) macrodon: Whitley, 1935: 249. Neoplatycephalus richardsoni: Whitley, 1964: 57; May & Maxwell, 1986: 272, unnumbered fig.; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 197; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 1; Kuiter 1993: 101, unnumbered fig.; Kuiter, 1994: 518, fig. 461. Material examined. 21 specimens (91.6–461 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): AMS B. 6541, holotype of Platycephalus macrodon Ogilby, 1885, 281 mm SL, Port Jackson, NSW; AMS E. 581, 165 mm SL, Oyster Bay, Tas (42.7 °S, 148.1 °E), date unknown; AMS E.3013, 2 specimens, 174–212 mm SL, Bass Strait, between Gabo and Babel Islands, date unknown; AMS I. 23871 -002, 194 mm SL, 4 miles off Whale Beach, NSW (33 ° 37 ’S, 151 ° 22 ’E), 54 m depth, 10 Oct. 1976; AMS I. 26026 -001, 266 mm SL, off Clarence River, NSW (29 ° 26 ’S, 153 ° 26 ’E), 11 Oct. 1985; AMS I. 33329 -002, 461 mm SL, Norah Head, NSW (33 ° 17 ’S, 151 ° 35 ’E), 1984; AMS I. 40292 -001, 231 mm SL, off Bermagui, NSW (36 ° 23 ’S, 150 ° 21 ’E), 428–468 m depth, 2 May 2000; AMS IB. 507, 440 mm SL, Wineglass Bay, Tas (42 ° 10 ’S, 148 ° 18 ’E), 18 June 1940; AMS IB. 7599, 379 mm SL, AMS IB. 7600, 310 mm SL, AMS IB. 7602, 321 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37 ° 53 ’S, 148 °00’E), 1966; CSIRO 3534 -09, 246 mm SL, south of Disaster Bay, NSW (37 ° 23 ’S, 149 ° 58 ’E – 37 ° 22 ’S, 149 ° 58 ’E), 31–36 m depth, 12 Aug. 1993; CSIRO A 1612, 91.6 mm SL, 3 miles NE of Brush Island, NSW (35 ° 32 ’S, 150 ° 25 ’E), 25 Jan 1946; CSIRO A 1614, 113 mm SL, Eden, NSW (37 °04’S, 150 ° 56 ’E), 90 m depth, 28 Apr. 1953; CSIRO CA 135, 323 mm SL, Sydney fish market, NSW, 5 July 1977; NMV A 3786, 226 mm SL, 24 km southwest of Lakes Entrance, eastern Bass Strait, Vic (38 °03’S, 147 ° 50 ’E), 25–45 m depth, 1 Oct. 1983; QM I. 22311, 307 mm SL, Eden, NSW (37 °04’S, 149 ° 55 ’E), 14 Aug. 1985; QM I. 22302, 365 mm SL, QM I. 22307, 349 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37 ° 53 ’S, 148 °E), 14 Aug. 1985. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; caudal-fin rays 13; pored lateral-line scales 65–74; gill rakers 2–4 + 10–13 = 12–17; orbital diameter 18.4–24.1 % HL; interorbital width 10.1–15.7 % HL; postorbital length 49.7–56.2 % HL; suborbital width 4.9–9.4 % HL; occipital and lower half of suborbital regions scaled in larger specimens; margin of interopercle smooth; one or two large caniniform teeth anteromedially on upper jaw; all or most pored lateral-line scales usually with two pairs of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly; fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region; swimbladder present; abdominal cavity dark brown or black. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 9. Holotype of P. macrodon Non-types AMS B. 6541 n = 20 SL (mm) 281 91.6–461 Counts: D 1 I + VIII + 0 I + VII–VIII + 0–I (often I + VIII + 0) D 2 14 13–14 (usually 14) A 14 13–14 (usually 14) P 1 2 + 10 + 8 = 20 1–2 + 9–12 + 7–8 = 19–22 (usually 20) C 13 13 LLS (spines) 70 (3) 65–74 (1–2) OBS – 81–95 GR 3 + 11 = 14 2–4 + 10–13 = 12–17 As % SL: HL 33.3 34.1–36.2 PDL 34.3 34.4–37.6 LD 1 B 21.7 16.4–22.2 LD 2 B 32.5 30.0– 33.1 LAB 33.4 30.2–35.1 SNL 9.1 8.8–10.3 OD 6.7 6.4–8.6 UJL 12.3 12.6–14.3 LJL 17.0 16.5–19.1 IW 4.4 3.6–5.5 POL 17.8 17.2–19.3 SW 2.0 1.7–3.2 P 1 L 16.0 14.6 –18.0 P 2 L 23.8 21.9–26.1 CL 15.6 15.1–19.3 As % HL: SNL 27.2 26.0– 28.9 OD 20.2 18.4–24.1 UJL 36.8 36.9–39.9 LJL 51.2 48.5–53.4 IW 13.2 10.1–15.7 POL 53.4 49.7–56.2 SW 6.1 4.9–9.4 Snout, interorbit and occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked in 165 mm SL or smaller specimens, scaled in larger specimens; area anteroventral to eye naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, weakly pointed; lower absent. Nasal spine usually absent, rarely one spine present in some specimens. Preorbital spine present in smallest (92 mm SL) specimen, absent in larger specimens. One suborbital spine present below posterior margin of eye in 165 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens (except in 379 mm SL specimen with two spines below posterior margin of eye). Three preopercular spines present; middle spine usually slightly longer than uppermost spine (more than twice length in some specimens, but not reaching opercular margin); lowermost small. Supplemental preopercular spine usually absent (present in 93 mm and 307 mm SL specimens). Interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla usually not reaching, or reaching just beyond anterior margin of pupil (to middle of eye in some specimens). Upper jaw with one or two large caniniform teeth anteromedially. Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform or small conical in outer row, small to moderate caniniform in inner row. Vomerine teeth in one row anteriorly, one or two rows posteriorly, becoming larger posteriorly. All or most pored lateral-line scales usually with two pairs of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly, some scales sometimes with one, three or four pairs of ducts and openings. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching from anus to base of third anal-fin ray. Posterior margin of caudal fin mostly straight in smaller specimens, slightly concave in larger specimens. Swimbladder present. Color in alcohol. Ground color of head and body reddish-brown, pale or dark brown above, paler brown below. Side of body with or without a single row of purplish spots tending to form a band, or with a dark brown or purple band. First and second dorsal fins with distinct or indistinct pale brown to brown spots. Pectoral fin dusky, upper portion with brownish spots tending to form bands; lower margin of pectoral fin paler. Pelvic fin pale to dark brown; lower margin of fins paler. Anal fin pale or with melanophores along rays. Caudal fin dusky, or brown to dark brown; upper margin with or without indistinct pale brown or brown spots. Abdominal cavity dark brown or black. Distribution. Known from southeastern Australia, from off Clarence River, NSW (29 ° 26 ’S) to Investigator Strait, SA (137 ° 10 ’E), including Vic and Tas, on the continental shelf in depths from ca. 10 to 428 m (e.g., May & Maxwell, 1986; Hoese et al., 2006; Gomon, 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 60 cm SL (Gomon, 2008). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 461 mm SL (caudal fin broken). Remarks. Platycephalus richardsoni is most similar to P. conatus, but differs in having 12–17 gill rakers in total and all or most pored lateral-line scales usually with two pairs of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly (see Remarks under P. conatus). The latter character also distinguishes P. richardsoni from other species of Platycephalus characterized by pored lateral-line scales usually with a single pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings. Although Paxton & Hanley (1989), Kuiter (1994) and Hoese et al. (2006) considered P. mortoni Macleay, 1883 to be a junior synonym of P. richardsoni, Imamura (2013 a) found the former to be conspecific with Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829. In contrast, the junior synonymy of Neoplatycephalus grandis Castelnau, 1872 under P. richardsoni, as already pointed out by several authors (Paxton & Hanley, 1989; Kuiter, 1994; Hoese et al., 2006), is reconfirmed here, both nominal taxa having “several arborescent tubes” on the lateralline scales (see original descriptions of both species by Castelnau, 1872). Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the type specimens of P. richardsoni is unknown at present and the syntypes of N. grandis were apparently lost (e.g., Hoese et al. 2006). Platycephalus macrodon (Fig. 24) was also regarded as a junior synonym of P. richardsoni by Paxton & Hanley (1989), Kuiter (1994) and Hoese et al. (2006). This synonymy is supported here due to the holotype of P. macrodon agreeing closely with the latter in pored lateral-line scale characteristics, and having no remarkable departures from the counts and proportional measurements accordied to P. richardsoni (Table 9)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 183-186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Castelnau, F. L. (1872) Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 1, 29 - 242.","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Last, P. R., Scott, E. O. G. & Talbot, H. F. (1983) Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority, Hobart, viii + 563 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Grant, E. M. (2004) Grant's guide to fishes, 10 th edition. E. M. Grant Pty. Ltd., Scarborough, Queensland, 880 pp.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Gomon, M. F. (2008) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Bray, D. J. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), Fishes of Australia's southern coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, pp. 515 - 521.","Ogilby, J. D. (1885) Descriptions of new fishes from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 10, 25 - 230.","Whitley, G. P. (1931 b) Studies in ichthyology. No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum, 18, 131 - 160. [plates. 20 - 21]","Whitley, G. P. (1935) Studies in ichthyology. No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum, 19, 215 - 250. [plates. 18]","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","May, J. L. & Maxwell, J. G. H. (1986) Field guide to trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia, revised edition. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Hobart, 492 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Kuiter, R. H. (1994) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Glover, J. C. M. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, pp. 514 - 522.","Macleay, W. (1883) Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 8, 199 - 213.","Imamura, H. (2013 a) Platycephalus mortoni Macleary 1883, a junior synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research, 60, 282 - 286. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 013 - 0348 - 9","Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, vol. 4. F. G. Levault, Paris-Strasbourg, xxvi + 2 + 518 pp."]}

Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866 Common English name: Steindachner’s flathead (Fig. 33) Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866 a: 20 (original type locality: Suriname, South America; revised type locality owing to designation of neotype: northeast of Darbilla Creek, Millingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia); Steindachner, 1866 b: 20; Steindachner, 1866 c: 312; Imamura, 2012: 5 th p. Material examined. Neotype (designated by Imamura, 2012): NTM S. 11362 -026, 345 mm SL, northeast of Darbilla Creek, Millingimbi, NT, Australia (12 °09’S, 134 ° 56 ’E), 0–2 m depth, 24 July 1984. Other specimens: 23 specimens, 53.6–378 mm SL, from northern Australia and western New Guinea, listed in Imamura (2012). Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin with two small isolated spines anteriorly; dorsal and anal soft rays usually 13; orbital diameter 11.2–21.5 % HL; interorbital width 7.3–17.3 % HL; postorbital length 55.5–67.8 % HL; suborbital length 4.7–7.2 % HL; snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, and occipital region scaled; upper iris lappet simple, triangular; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw in specimens ca. 76 mm SL or longer; palatine teeth in two rows; number of vomerine tooth rows tending to increase with growth, in two to four rows in 106–184 mm SL specimens and forming a single broad band in larger specimens; three to five dark brown to black bands and spots on caudal fin. Distribution. Known from northern Australia, from Wyndham, Kimberley region, WA (128 ° 10 ’E) to Cape Pallarenda, Townsville, Qld (146 ° 46 ’E) and Irian Jaya, western New Guinea, inhabiting creeks and rivers, river mouths, estuaries and coastal areas including mudflats influenced by fresh water, in depths of 0.5–2 m (Imamura, 2012). Size. Recorded maximum length 378 mm SL (432 mm TL) (Imamura, 2012; this study). Remarks. Platycephalus angustus had been overlooked until Imamura (2012) demonstrated its validity and provided a detailed description. Platycephalus angustus can be separated from P. cultellatus, P. indicus, P. westraliae, P. endrachtensis and Platycephalus sp. 1 and sp. 2 (sensu Nakabo, 2002), having usually 13 dorsal and anal soft rays, a finger-like interopercular flap, three to five dark brown to black bands (and spots), the first dorsal fin with two small isolated spines anteriorly, a small orbit (orbital diameter 11.2–21.5 % HL), broader interorbital space (interorbital width 7.3–17.3 % HL), longer and narrower postorbital region (postorbital length 55.5–67.8 % HL, suborbital width 4.7–7.2 % HL), and vomerine tooth rows tending to increase with growth from two to four rows in 106–184 mm SL specimens and forming a single broad band in longer specimens. Platycephalus angustus is unique in having exposed teeth on the dorsal surface of the anterolateral edge of the upper jaw in specimens ca. 76 mm SL or larger. This character is not known in any other species of Platycephalus, all of which have upper jaw teeth restricted to the anterior margin and ventral surface of the jaw (Imamura, 2012)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 197-198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Steindachner, F. (1866 a) Fortsetzung der ichthyologische Notizen. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe, 3, 19 - 20.","Steindachner, F. (1866 b) Ichthyologische Notizen (III). Uber einige neue Fischarten aus Sudamerika. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 53, 208 - 214. [plates. 1 - 2]","Steindachner, F. F. (1866 c) New fishes from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 17, 311 - 312. [Series 3]","Imamura, H. (2012) Redescription of Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1886 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a valid flathead in northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research, 60, 112 - 121. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 012 - 0319 - 6","Nakabo, T. (2002) Platycephalidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 601 - 602."]}

Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp, 1991 Common English name: Bigtooth flathead (Figs. 16–17; Table 6) Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp, 1991: 24, figs. 1–3 (type locality: southern WA); Hoese et al., 2006: 941; Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1. Neoplatycephalus sp.: Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 196. Platycephalus sp.: Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 115. Material examined. Holotype: AMS I. 20231 -007, 313 mm SL, Cockburn Sound, 0.5 km south of Carnac Island, WA, Australia (32 ° 10 ’S, 115 ° 40 ’E), 6–7 m depth, 27 Mar. 1978. Paratypes (5 specimens, 65.6–460 mm SL, from southwestern Australia): USNM 307398, 75.6 mm SL, off Garden Island, WA (32 ° 12 ’S, 115 ° 40 ’E), 10 Apr. 1976; WAM P. 24172 -001, 460 mm SL, Cockburn Sound, Carnac Island, 3 miles off Freemantle, WA (32 °07’S, 115 ° 40 ’E), ca. 10 m depth, 30 Dec. 1973; WAM P. 25798 -008, 65.6 mm SL, Eagle Bay, WA (33 ° 33.5 ’S, 115 °04’E), 0–4 m depth, 21 Oct. 1976; WAM P. 29879 -001, 336 mm SL, WA (31 ° 50 ’S, 115 ° 44 ’E), ca. 40 m depth, Dec. 1988; WAM P. 29944 -001, 398 mm SL, Cowaramup Beach, WA (33 ° 47 ’S, 115 °00’E), ca. 8 m depth, 19 Feb. 1989. Other specimens (3 specimens, 99.7–426 mm SL, from southwestern Australia): CSIRO CA 696, 424 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (32 ° 30 ’S, 126 ° 45 ’E), 36 m depth, 13 Nov. 1996; WAM P. 28517 -005, 99.7 mm SL, Dunsborough, WA (33 ° 35 ’S, 115 °06’E), 12 Apr. 1985; WAM P. 31595 -001, 426 mm SL, Straggler’s Reef, off Fremantle, WA, Jan. 1999. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal-fin rays usually 14; anal-fin rays usually 13; caudal-fin rays 9–11 (usually 10–11); pored lateral-line scales 59–68; orbital diameter 11.3–21.8 % HL; interorbital width 9.3–17.5 % HL; postorbital length 50.0– 61.1 % HL; snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, occipital and lower half of suborbital naked; one or two large caniniform teeth anteromedially on upper jaw; margin of interopercle scalloped; fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle slightly developed, partly covering dorsal and ventral margins of cheek region. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 6. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, and occipital and lower half of suborbital regions naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter in 99.7 mm SL or smaller specimens, wider in larger specimens (including holotype). Upper iris lappet broad, bilobed; lower weakly convex. Nasal, preorbital, preocular, suborbital and supplemental preopercular spines absent. Lower preopercular spine slightly shorter than upper in 99.7 mm SL or smaller specimens, longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin in larger specimens (including holotype). Interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle scalloped. Maxilla usually reaching to or slightly beyond anterior margin of pupil in 99.7 mm SL or smaller specimens, to middle of eye in larger specimens [up to 426 mm SL (including holotype)] and to posterior margin of eye in largest (460 mm SL). Upper jaw with one or two (two) large caniniform teeth anteromedially. Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform in outer row, moderate or large caniniform (large caniniform) in inner row. Vomerine teeth usually in one row (including holotype), becoming larger posteriorly; three larger teeth positioned medially to tooth row in 398 mm SL specimen. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle slightly developed, partly covering dorsal and ventral margins of cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching from anus to base of third anal-fin ray (base of second anal-fin ray). Posterior margin of caudal fin mostly straight or slightly rounded (mostly straight). Color in alcohol. Ground color of head and body of holotype (Fig. 17) pale brown above, slightly paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with many small brown and white spots. First and second dorsal fins with whitish and pale brownish spots along fin rays. Pectoral fin with distinct whitish and pale brownish spots anterodorsally; other portions of pectoral fin with indistinct paler spots tending to form bands. Pelvic fin with moderate pale brown spots. Anal fin pale. Caudal fin with small pale brown spots, small whitish spots basally. Distribution. Known only from southwestern Australia, from Great Australian Bight (149 ° 16 ’E), WA to near Perth (31 ° 50 ’S), infrequently taken on shallow coastal reefs in depths from 4 to ca. 40 m (e.g., Hutchins & Swainston, 1986; Knapp, 1991; Hoese et al., 2006; this study). Size. Previously known maximum length 46.5 cm (Hutchins & Swainston, 1986). One specimen examined during the present study measured 460 mm SL (541 mm TL). TABLE 6. Comparison of counts and proportional measurements of Platycephalus chauliodous. *Usually 10, nine in smallest specimen. Remarks. As pointed out by Knapp (1991), P. chauliodous has one fewer anal-fin rays (13–14, usually 13) than second dorsal-fin rays (14–15, usually 14), an unusual characteristic in Platycephalus (usually the same number of second dorsal- and anal-fin rays). Also unusual is a scalloped interopercular margin that is found elsewhere only in P. orbitalis among species of Platycephalus. Apart from the above characters, P. chauliodous resembles P. aurimaculatus, P. conatus and P. richardsoni in having one or two large caniniform teeth anteromedially on the upper jaw (large caniniform teeth absent on upper jaw in other species of Platycephalus). The first-mentioned can be easily distinguished from the other three species in having 9–11 caudal-fin rays (usually 10–11) (vs. 12 or 13), 59–68 pored lateral-line scales (75–90 in P. aurimaculatus, 70–81 in P. conatus and 65–74 in P. richardsoni), the occipital region naked (vs. scaled), and fleshy sensory tubes from the suborbitals and preopercle slightly developed, partly covering the dorsal and ventral margins of the cheek region (vs. tubes not covering cheek region). The orbital diameter/ interorbital width relationship is also valuable for separating P. chauliodous from the above three species; viz. P. chauliodous has a narrower orbit and broader interorbit, the former dimension being greater than the latter in smaller specimens but less in 312 mm SL or larger specimens, whereas the orbit diameter is consistently greater than the interorbital width in all examined specimens of the other species (orbital diameter 11.3–21.8 % HL and interorbital width 9.3–17.5 % HL in P. chauliodous vs. 16.3–22.4 % and 7.4–11.7 % in P. aurimaculatus, 16.9–22.6 % and 7.4–14.1 % in P. conatus, and 18.4–24.1 % and 10.1–15.7 % in P. richardsoni) (Fig. 18 A). In addition, P. chauliodous has a greater postorbital length (50.0– 61.1 % HL vs. 49.1–56.9 %, 49.7–56.2 % and 49.7–56.2 %, respectively) (Fig. 18 B)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 174-176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Thompson, M. (1983) The marine and estuarine fishes of south-western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, 103 pp."]}

Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987 Common English name: Toothy flathead (Figs. 19���20; Table 7) Platycephalus sp.: Last et al., 1983: 334, fig. 28.23. Neoplatycephalus sp. 1: May & Maxwell, 1986: 273, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus (Neoplatycephalus) aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987: 53 (type locality: Bass Strait, east of King Island, Tas, Australia). Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus: Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 1; Kuiter 1993: 102, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus aurimaculatus: Kuiter, 1994: 516, fig. 459; Hoese et al., 2006: 940; Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 518, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus conatus (not Waite & McCulloch, 1915): Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1 (in part). Material examined. Holotype: NMV A 1404, 279 mm SL, 60 km east-northeast of Bold Head, King Island, Central Bass Strait, Tas, Australia (39 �� 56 ��� 25 ���S ��� 39 �� 53 ��� 52 ���S, 144 �� 48 ���03���E ��� 144 �� 47 ��� 58 ���E), 29.4-49.4 m depth, 3 Feb. 1981. Paratypes (4 specimens, 211���322 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): AMS I. 26328 -001 (ex. NMV A 1389), 322 mm SL, off Cape Otway, Bass Strait, Vic (39 ��05���S, 143 �� 26 ���E), 82 m depth, 31 Jan. 1981; NMV A3733, 2 specimens, 211���229 mm SL, 3.2 km west of Sandringham, Port Phillip Bay, Vic (37 �� 57 ���S, 144 �� 57 ���E), 30 Mar. 1971; USNM 280181, 315 mm SL, Bass Strait, NSW, Feb. 1981. Other specimens (17 specimens, 121���489 mm SL, from southern Australia): AMS I. 21309 -001, 377 mm SL, southeast of Bass Strait, Tas (40 �� 25 ���S, 147 �� 35 ���E), 46 m depth, 16 Oct. 1979; AMS E. 750, 233 mm SL, Marsden Point, Kangaroo Island, SA (35 �� 34 ���S, 137 �� 38 ���E), 19 Aug. 1909; AMS IB. 2118, 296 mm SL, Geelong, Vic (38 �� 10 ���S, 144 �� 21 ���E), 11 Apr. 1948; CSIRO 3698, 380 mm SL, south of Point Cuvier, Great Australian Bight, WA (33 �� 37 ���S, 124 �� 48 ���E ��� 33 �� 35 ���S, 124 �� 47 ���E), 50 m depth, 29 Nov. 1981; CSIRO H 3796 -01, 489 mm SL, Disaster Bay, NSW (37 �� 17 ������ 37 �� 18 ���S, 149 �� 59 ���E), 26���33 m depth, 13 Nov. 1996; NMV A1424, 2 specimens, 176���191 mm SL, NMV A 24057, 181 mm SL, 5 km south-southeast of Cape Woolomai, Phillip Island, Vic (38 �� 43 ���S, 145 �� 34 ���E), 46 m depth, 17 Jan. 1980; NMV A 1568, 245 mm SL, 46 km east-northeast of North Point, Flinders Island, Eastern Bass Strait, Tas (39 �� 31 ��� 21 ������ 39 �� 34 ��� 19 ���S, 148 �� 24 ���01������ 148 �� 24 ���07���E), 19.5���36.5 m depth, 8 Feb. 1981; NMV A1581, 3 specimens, 121���132 mm SL, Vic, 13 Nov. 1979; QM I. 22300, 285 mm SL, NSMT-P 112680, 401 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (32 �� 21.3 ���S, 130 �� 2.1 ���E), 62 m depth, 30 Nov. 1975; QM I. 22304, 316 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37 �� 53 ���S, 148 ��E), 14 Aug. 1984; QM I. 22309, 390 mm SL, Western Port, Vic (38 �� 26 ���S, 145 ��08���E), 14 Aug. 1984; WAM P. 30105 -002, 464 mm SL, Capel, WA (33 �� 25 ���S, 115 �� 21 ���E), 6 Sep. 1990. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; caudal-fin rays 12���13; pored lateral-line scales 75���90; gill rakers 1���2 + 6���7 = 7���9; orbital diameter 16.3���22.4 % HL; interorbital width 7.4���11.7 % HL; postorbital length 49.1���56.9 % HL; suborbital width 6.7 ���9.0% HL; occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked; margin of interopercle smooth; one to three large caniniform teeth anteromedially on upper jaw; all or most pored lateral-line scales with one pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly; fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region; swimbladder absent; abdominal cavity pale, slightly silvery. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 7. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. SL (mm) 279 211���322 121���489 Counts: Snout, area anteroventral to eye, anterior one-fourth to entire area of interorbit (anterior half) and lower half of suborbital region naked; occipital region scaled. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, moderately long; lower weakly convex, or absent (absent). Nasal, preorbital and supplemental preopercular spines absent. One suborbital spine present below posterior margin of eye in smallest 121 mm SL specimen, absent in others. Lower preopercular spine longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin. Interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla extending beyond anterior margin of pupil; some specimens with maxilla reaching to middle of eye (slightly beyond anterior margin of pupil in holotype). Anteromedial portion of upper jaw with one to three (one) large caniniform teeth. Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform or small conical (small conical) in outer row, small to large caniniform (moderately caniniform) in inner row. Vomerine teeth in a single row. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching from anus to base of third anal-fin ray (base of second anal-fin ray). Posterior margin of caudal fin mostly straight, or slightly rounded (mostly straight). Swimbladder absent. Color in alcohol. In holotype (Fig. 20), ground color of head and body pale brown above, slightly paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with scattered small white spots. Side of body with greenish-gray band. First and second dorsal fins with melanophores along fin rays. Pectoral fin pale with brown spots tending to form bands; lower margin of pectoral fin paler. Pelvic fin pale brown; its lower margin paler. Anal fin with melanophores along rays. Caudal fin with pale brown spots and bands posteriorly. In other specimens (Fig. 19), first and second dorsal fins with melanophores or small indistinct pale brown spots along fin rays. Caudal fin with dark brown spots, or pale brown spots, bands and/or indistinct markings. Abdominal cavity pale, slightly silvery. Distribution. Known only from southern Australia, from to Disaster Bay, NSW (149 �� 59 ���E) to Capel, WA (115 �� 21 ���E), including Vic, Tas and SA, in bays and coastal waters in depths from 10 to 160 m (e.g., Knapp, 1987; Hoese et al., 2006; Gomon, 2008; this study). Size. Previously reported maximum length 55 cm SL (Gomon, 2008). One specimen examined during the present study measured 489 mm SL (565 mm TL). Remarks. Platycephalus aurimaculatus is most similar to P. conatus and P. richardsoni in having usually 14 anal-fin rays, 12 or 13 caudal-fin rays, the occipital region scaled, the margin of the interopercle smooth and large caniniform teeth anteromedially on the upper jaw, the combination of such characters not occurring in other species of Platycephalus. The present species is easily distinguished from P. conatus and P. richardsoni in lacking a swimbladder (vs. present), and having the lower half of the suborbital region naked (vs. scaled, but scales not developed in 165 mm SL or smaller specimens of P. richardsoni) and the abdominal cavity pale and slightly silvery (vs. dark brown or black). Postorbital length and suborbital width at any given length may also help to separate P. aurimaculatus and P. conatus (postorbital length 49.1���56.9 % HL and suborbital width 6.7 ���9.0% HL in the former vs. 49.7���56.2 % HL and 5.4���9.7 % HL, respectively, in the latter), although broad overlaps occur in both proportions (Fig. 21). Platycephalus aurimaculatus is distinguishable from P. richardsoni in having 75���90 pored lateral-line scales (vs. 65���74), 7���9 total gill rakers (vs. 12���17), a narrower interorbit (7.4���11.7 % HL in P. aurimaculatus vs. 10.1���15.7 % HL in P. richardsoni) (Fig. 18 A) and all or most pored lateral-line scales with one pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly (vs. most scales with two pairs of ducts and openings)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 177-180, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Knapp, L. W. (1987) New Australian fishes. Part 13. Two new species of Platycephalidae. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 48, 53 - 55.","Last, P. R., Scott, E. O. G. & Talbot, H. F. (1983) Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority, Hobart, viii + 563 pp.","May, J. L. & Maxwell, J. G. H. (1986) Field guide to trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia, revised edition. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Hobart, 492 pp.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Kuiter, R. H. (1994) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Glover, J. C. M. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, pp. 514 - 522.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Gomon, M. F. (2008) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Bray, D. J. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), Fishes of Australia's southern coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, pp. 515 - 521.","Waite, E. R. & McCulloch, A. R. (1915) The fishes of the South Australian Government Trawling Cruise, 1914. Transactions Royal Society of South Australia, 9, 455 - 476. [plates. 12 - 15]"]}

Platycephalus westraliae (Whitley, 1938) Common English name: Yellowtail flathead (Figs. 31���32; Table 12) Trudis bassensis westraliae Whitley, 1938: 199 (type locality: Swan River estuary, WA, Australia); Whitley, 1964: 57. Platycephalus endrachtensis (not Quoy & Gaimard, 1825): Taylor, 1964: 287, pl. 65; Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 110; Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola, 1984: 113, fig. 12, unnumbered fig.; Sainsbury et al. 1985: 112, unnumbered fig.; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 205; Allen & Swainston, 1988: 52, fig. 278; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Allen, 1997: 80, pl. 21 - 17; Knapp, 1999: 2408, unnumbered fig.; Hoese et al., 2006: 941; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1. Platycephalus westraliae: Imamura, 2008: 405, figs. 1 a, 6 a, 7. Platycephalus bassensis (not Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829): Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468 (in part); Hoese et al., 2006: 940 (in part). Platycephalus indicus (not Linnaeus, 1758): Grant, 2004: 192, pl. 87. Material examined. Holotype: AMS IA. 7189, 98.7 mm SL, Swan River estuary, WA, Australia. Paratype: AMS IA. 7190, 85.8 mm SL, collected with holotype. Other specimens (31 specimens, 63.2���553 mm SL, from western to southeastern Australia): 23 specimens listed in Imamura (2008); 8 additional specimens: AMS I. 20751 -005, 389.3 mm SL, 3 miles northwest of Lizard Island, Qld (14 �� 38 ���S, 145 �� 24 ���E), 25 m depth, 8 Feb. 1979; CSIRO CA 767, 200 mm SL, Thursday or Prince of Wales Islands, Torres Strait, Qld (10 �� 40 ���S, 142 �� 15 ���E); CSIRO CA 1162, 375 mm SL, east of Barrow Island, WA, date unknown; NTM S. 11255 -003, 330 mm SL, Caiman Creek, Port Essington, NT (11 �� 14 ���S, 132 �� 12 ���E), 13 May 1983; NTM S. 12941 -001, 369 mm SL, Arafura Sea, NT (11 �� 29 ���S, 133 �� 36 ���E), 22 Oct. 1990; NTM S. 16160 -041, 169 mm SL, Port Patterson, Quail Island, NT (12 �� 31.36 ���S, 130 �� 25.59 ���E), 7 Dec. 2002; QM I.28582, 1 of 20 specimens, Pine River mouth, Qld (27 �� 17 ���S, 153 ��03���E), 27 Oct. 1997; WAM P. 30645 -001, 553 mm SL, Burswood Casino, Perth, WA. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin with a single small isolated spine anteriorly; second dorsal- and anal-fin rays usually 13; interorbital width 6.3 ���17.0% HL; postorbital length 51.2���60.9 % HL; snout, area anteroventral to the eye, interorbit, and occipital region scaled; upper iris lappet broad, usually slightly bilobed; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth in one or two (usually one) rows anteriorly, one to four (usually one or two) posteriorly; three or four longitudinal dark bands on caudal fin; upper lobe of caudal fin with yellow blotch when fresh. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 12. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. SL (mm) 98.7 85.8 63.2���553 Counts: *Abnormal condition. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter in 369 mm SL or smaller specimens, wider than latter in larger specimens. Upper iris lappet broad, usually slightly bilobed (including holotype), rarely pointed or mostly straight in some specimens; lower weakly convex. Nasal spine present in smaller specimens, tending to disappear with growth, absent in 330 mm SL or larger specimens (present in holotype). Preorbital spine absent. One suborbital spine usually present below posterior margin of eye in 149 mm SL or smaller specimens (including holotype), usually absent in larger specimens; one additional suborbital spine sometimes present below and slightly anterior to middle of eye (absent in holotype). Lower preopercular spine slightly longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin. Supplemental preopercular spine usually present in 123 mm SL or smaller specimens (including holotype), absent in larger specimens. Finger-like interopercular flap present; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaching from just before anterior margin of pupil to posterior margin of eye (reaching to near anterior margin of pupil). Upper jaw with moderate or large conical or small caniniform teeth anteromedially (large conical teeth). Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform in outer row, moderate conical in inner row. Vomerine teeth usually in one (including holotype), rarely two rows (in 375 mm SL specimen) anteriorly, usually one or two (two) rows, rarely three (in 330 mm SL specimen) posteriorly, tending to become larger posteriorly. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching from anus to base of fourth anal-fin ray (base of third anal-fin ray). Posterior margin of caudal fin slightly rounded, mostly straight, or slightly concave (mostly straight). Color in alcohol. Holotype discolored, but retaining brownish spots on side of body, and first and second dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins, melanophores between ninth and last anal-fin rays, and three black longitudinal bands on caudal fin (Fig. 32). In other specimens (Fig. 31), ground color of head and body pale brown to dark brown above, paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with small dark spots. Side of body with or without gray or brown band, or spots. Body below second dorsal fin with or without distinct or indistinct darker bands. First and second dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins with small pale to dark brown spots. Anal fin pale in 291 mm SL or smaller specimens, with melanophores on membranes between 11 th to last rays in 330 to 389 mm SL specimens, dusky in largest (553 mm SL) specimen. Caudal fin with three or rarely four (in a few specimens) brown to black longitudinal bands. Upper lobe of caudal fin with yellow blotch when fresh (e.g., Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola, 1984; Sainsbury et al. 1985; Hutchins & Swainston 1986). Distribution. Known from Australia (except Vic, Tas and SA), from Fremantle, WA (32 ��03���S) across northern Australia to Port Hacking, NSW (32 ��04���S), including NT and Qld, and also from the southern coasts of Papua New Guinea and Java (e.g., Hutchins & Swainston 1986; Knapp 1999; Imamura, 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 1 m (Hutchins & Swainston, 1986). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 553 mm SL (635 mm TL). Remarks. Platycephalus westraliae had been considered as a subspecies (Whitley, 1938, 1964) or junior synonym of P. bassensis (Paxton & Hanley, 1989; Hoese et al., 2006) until Imamura (2008) showed it to be a valid species in its own right. In addition, up to that time, specimens had often been identified as ��� P. endrachtensis ���. Of the species of Platycephalus with usually 13 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and two or more brown to black longitudinal bands on the caudal fin, P. westraliae differs from P. angustus and P. cultellatus in having the first dorsal fin with a small isolated spine anteriorly [usually two in the latter (but rarely one in P. angustus)] and a shorter postorbital region at a given length (51.2���60.9 % HL in P. westraliae vs. 55.5���67.8 % HL in P. angustus and 51.8���66.8 % HL in P. cultellatus) (Fig. 30 B). The former character is also useful for separating P. westraliae from Platycephalus sp. 1 and 2 (sensu Nakabo, 2002). Platycephalus westraliae also differs from P. angustus in having teeth absent on the dorsal surface of the anterolateral edge of the upper jaw (teeth present in P. angustus), from P. australis sp. nov. (described below) in having a shorter postorbital region at a given length (postorbital length 51.2���60.9 % HL in P. westraliae vs. 51.6���63.6 % HL in P. australis sp. nov.) (Fig. 30 B) and from P. indicus in having a narrower interorbit at a given length (interorbital width 6.3 ���17.0% HL in P. westraliae vs. 7.2���18.4 % HL in P. indicus) (Fig. 30 A). Platycephalus westraliae is separable from the above mentioned six species in having a broad bilobed upper iris lappet [vs. usually simple triangular, although sometimes broad bilobed in P. australis sp. nov. and P. i n di c us (see Remarks under P. endrachtensis)]. Finally, in fresh specimens the yellow blotch on the upper portion of the caudal fin is useful for distinguishing P. westraliae, although P. australis sp. nov. and P. indicus both have a yellow band on the middle of the caudal fin when fresh (e.g., Knapp, 1999; Imamura, 2009; this study)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 194-197, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Whitley, G. P. (1938) Studies in ichthyology. No. 11. Records of the Australian Museum, 20, 195 - 199. [plates. 21]","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1825) Chapter IX. Description des Poissons. In: Freycinet, L. de. 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Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 Common English name: Longspine flathead (Figs. 6–7) Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 242 (type locality: unknown); Imamura, 2013 b: 187, figs. 1 –3, 5–6, 8– 9. Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884: 170 (type locality: outside Port Jackson, NSW, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 401; Coleman, 1980: 108, unnumbered color fig.; Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 111; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 199; May & Maxwell, 1986: 276, unnumbered fig.; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 102, unnumbered fig.; Hoese et al., 2006: 942; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1. Longitrudis longispinis: Whitley, 1931 a: 327; Whitley, 1931 b: 159; Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: MNHN 6844, 212 mm SL, locality unknown [see Imamura (2013 b) who inferred the holotype as having been collected from the area between Shark Bay (ca. 25 °S) and Doubtful Islands (ca. 120 °E)]. Other specimens: 44 specimens, including AMS I. 16355 -001, 233 mm SL, holotype of Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884, 120– 286 mm SL, from southeastern to southwestern Australia, listed in Imamura (2013 b). Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: 14 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays; 73–82 pored lateral-line scales; gill rakers 4–7 + 14–19 = 19–26; interorbit becoming broader with growth, shorter than orbital diameter; a distinct interopercular flap absent (sometimes a small flap or weak convexity present); supraoccipital with a ridge, usually ending in a spine; lower preopercular spine much longer than upper, usually closely approaching posterior margin of opercle, ratio of lower/upper spines 1.9–3.3, tending to become smaller with growth; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; head and body without small dark dots; posteroventral portion of caudal fin with a blackish or dark brownish marking. Description. A full description was given by Imamura (2013 b). Distribution. Known from southeastern to southwestern Australia, from Fraser Island, Qld (ca. 25 °S), across NSW, Vic and SA to Shark Bay, WA (ca. 25 °S) in depths from ca. 17 to 91 m (e.g., Hutchins and Thompson, 1983; Kuiter, 1993; Hoese et al., 2006; Imamura, 2013 b; this study). Size. Maximum length 38 cm (May & Maxwell, 1986; Kuiter, 1993). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 286 mm SL (332 mm TL). Remarks. The name Platycephalus grandispinis had been largely forgotten until Imamura (2013 b) showed it to have priority over a well-known species, P. longispinis, following detailed examinations of holotypes of the two nominal species (Figs. 7) and non-type specimens. See Imamura (2013 b) for a discussion of P. grandispinis. 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Key to the species of Australian Platycephalus The following key to the species of Platycephalus from Australia has been prepared for adults and young specimens with adult-like characters (e.g., specimens of P. f us cu s ca. 100 mm SL or smaller differ from adults in caudal fin color pattern and would not key comfortably to that species); see individual species descriptions for identification of smaller specimens. 1 a. Head and body subcylindrical, slightly depressed; upper preopercular spine longer than lower................ P. laevigatus 1 b. Head and body strongly depressed; lower preopercular spine longer than upper..................................... 2 2 a. One to three large caniniform teeth present anteromedially on upper jaw.......................................... 3 2 b. Large caniniform teeth absent on upper jaw................................................................. 6 3 a. Anal-fin rays usually 13; branched caudal-fin rays 9–11; occipital region naked; margin of interopercle scalloped................................................................................................... P. chauliodous 3 b. Anal-fin rays usually 14; branched caudal-fin rays 12–13; occipital region scaled; margin of interopercle smooth.......... 4 4 a. Pectoral-fin rays usually 19; swimbladder absent; abdominal cavity pale.............................. P. aurimaculatus 4 b. Pectoral-fin rays usually 20 or more; swimbladder present; abdominal cavity dark brown or black...................... 5 5 a. Pored lateral-line scales usually with one pair of sensory ducts with posterior external openings; total gill rakers 7–11.................................................................................................... P. conatus 5 b. Pored lateral-line scales usually with two pairs of sensory ducts with posterior external openings (some scales sometimes with one, three or four pairs of ducts); total gill rakers 12–17............................................. P. richardsoni 6 a. Distinct interopercular flap absent (small flap sometimes present)............................................... 7 6 b. Finger-like interopercular flap present..................................................................... 8 7 a. Total gill rakers> 17; caudal fin with 1–2 blackish or dark brown markings or spots posteroventrally.................... 9 7 b. Total gill rakers 18................................................................... P. caeruleopunctatus 8 b. Total gill rakers P. bassensis 9 b. Ridge present on supraoccipital, usually ending in a spine; small distinct dark dots absent from dorsal surface of head and body......................................................................................... P. grandispinis 10 a. Head and body marbled with irregular dark brown, brown and pale bands and spots...................... P. marmoratus 10 b. Head and body without distinct spots and bands..................................................... P. orbitalis 11 a. Caudal fin with several dark spots dorsally or posteroventrally, but without bands.................................. 12 11 b. Caudal fin with several dark bands....................................................................... 13 12 a. First dorsal fin with a single small isolated spine anteriorly; second dorsal- and anal-fin rays usually 14; caudal fin with several dark spots posteroventorally................................................................... P. speculator 12 b. First dorsal fin usually with two small isolated spines anteriorly; second dorsal- and anal-fin rays usually 13; caudal fin with several dark spots dorsally........................................................................ P. fuscus 13 a. Teeth present on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw....................................... P. angustus 13 b. Teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw................................................ 14 14 a. Upper iris lappet usually broad, bilobed; caudal fin with yellow marking posterodorsally when fresh........... P. westraliae 14 b. Upper iris lappet triangular, simple; caudal fin either lacking yellow marking, or not situated as above................. 15 15 a. Total gill rakers 10–15 (tending to decrease with growth); caudal fin usually with four or more dark bands, lacking a yellow marking when fresh........................................................................ P. endrachtensis 15 b. Total gill rakers 4–10 (tending to decrease with growth); caudal fin with three or four dark bands, a yellow marking on midline when fresh............................................................................ P. australis sp. nov., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on page 154, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552

Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 Common English name: Rock flathead (Figs. 1–2; Table 1) Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 248 [type locality: Western Port (as Port Western), Vic, Australia]; Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: 684, fig. 4; Castelnau, 1872: 84; McCulloch, 1929: 402; Coleman, 1980: 114, unnumbered fig.; Scott et al., 1980: 169, unnumbered fig.; Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 114; Last et al., 1983: 332, fig. 28.20; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 195; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 105, unnumbered fig.; Kuiter, 1994: 521, fig. 463; Grant, 2004: 192, unnumbered pl.; Hoese et al., 2006: 942; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 520, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus proximus Castelnau, 1872: 85 (type locality: Melbourne market, Vic, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 400. Laeviprora laevigata (misspelling of Leviprora): Whitley, 1964: 57. Laeviprora proxima (misspelling of Leviprora): Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: MNHN 6866, 302 mm SL, Western Port (as Port Western), Vic, Australia. Other specimens (21 specimens, 66.7–484 mm SL, from southern Australia): AMS I. 2834, 257 mm SL, Albany, WA (35 °01’S, 117 ° 53 ’E); AMS I. 7543, 276 mm SL, AMS I. 7544, 271 mm SL, Melbourne market, Vic, Nov. 1905; AMS I. 17610 -012, 66.7 mm SL, 16 km north of Pt. Vincent, Pine Point, SA (34 ° 46 ’S, 137 ° 48 ’E), 23 Dec. 1973; AMS I. 19676 -001, 388 mm SL, AMS I. 19676 -002, 398 mm SL, Merimbula estuary, NSW (36 ° 53 ’S, 149 ° 56 ’E), 18 May 1976; AMS IB. 1961, 401 mm SL, Greenwell Point, NSW (34 ° 50 ’S, 150 ° 45 ’E), 1947; AMS IB. 2112, 260 mm SL, Port Albert, Vic (38 ° 45 ’S, 146 ° 41 ’E), 1948; AMS IB. 3554, 431 mm SL, Nowra, NSW (34 ° 53 ’S, 150 ° 36 ’E), 1956; AMS IB. 7589, 484 mm SL, AMS IB. 7592, 287 mm SL, Tooradin, Vic (38 ° 13 ’S, 145 ° 23 ’E); CSIRO CA 596, 281 mm SL, St. Kilda, SA, 24 Jan. 1975; CSIRO T 1644, 145 mm SL, North East River, Flinders Island, Tas; CSIRO T 1678, 78.5 mm SL, Norfolk Bay, Tas (43 °00’S, 147 ° 45 ’E), 21 Apr. 1978; CSIRO T 1719, 113.6 mm SL, North East River, Flinders Island, Tas (39 ° 47 ’S, 147 ° 58 ’E), 31 Jan. 1978; MNHN A 4285 (holotype of Platycephalus proximus Castelnau, 1872), 341 mm SL, Melbourne market, Vic; NMV A 9294, 97.2 mm SL, sea-grass flats, Price Creek entrance, Yorke Peninsula, SA (35 ° 33 ’S, 128 °08’E), 3 Dec. 1986; NMV A 18576, 85.8 mm SL, mudflat, south of boat ramp, Stony Point, Western Port, Vic (38 ° 22 ’ 36 ”S, 145 ° 13 ’ 24 ”E), 0.5 m depth, 9 Dec. 1996; NMV A 26195 -002, 132 mm SL, subtidal reef, Port Julia, Yorke Peninsula, Gulf of St. Vincent, SA (34 ° 39 ’S, 137 ° 52 ’E), 15 Dec. 1994; NMV A 29380 -003, 159 mm SL, Corner Inlet, Port Franklin, Vic (38 ° 41 ’S, 146 ° 16 ’E), 0–1 m depth, 1 Mar. 2005; WAM P. 27752 -001, 329 mm SL, Fremantle, WA (32 °03’S, 115 ° 44 ’E), Aug. 1982. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; interorbital width 3.4–7.8 % HL; postorbital length 51.4–65.2 % HL; head and body subcylindrical, elongate and only slightly depressed; occipital region naked; dorsal and lateral surfaces of head mostly smooth, with preopercular (2), opercular (2) and supracleithral (1) spines; upper preopercular spine longer than lower; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; head with two dark brown bands from anterior of snout to posterior margin of opercle on both sides, area between bands whitish-brown, pale brown or brown, area below each band pale brown in specimens 159 mm SL or smaller. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 1. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. Head and body subcylindrical, elongate, only slightly depressed. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, and occipital and lower half of suborbital regions naked. Snout short, subequal or slightly longer (subequal in holotype) than orbital diameter. Interorbit much narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, triangular; lower simple, weakly convex. Dorsal and lateral surfaces of head mostly smooth, but with preopercular (2) and opercular spines (2). One supracleithral spine usually present (absent on left side, present on right side). Upper preopercular spine longer than lower, not reaching opercular margin. Small or finger-like interopercular flap usually present (finger-like flap present); margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaching slightly beyond anterior margin of pupil to slightly beyond middle of eye (reaching to middle of eye). Anteromedial portion of upper jaw with moderate to large conical or small caniniform (moderate conical) teeth. Palatine teeth irregularly arranged in two to four (three) rows, tending to become larger medially. Vomerine teeth irregularly arranged in one to four (three) rows anteriorly, two to six (four) rows posteriorly, becoming larger posteriorly. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle slightly developed, partly covering dorsal and ventral margins of cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin usually reaching just short of anus (including holotype), or to origin of anal fin. Posterior margin of caudal fin rounded (not confirmed in holotype). Color in alcohol. Color of holotype considerably faded, but retaining small brownish spots on sides of head and body, first and second dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins (Fig. 2 A). In other specimens (Fig. 1 A, B), ground color of head and body dark brown above, paler below. Side of head and body with dark brown spots. First and second dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins with many small brownish, dark brownish and blackish spots; those on pectoral and pelvic fins tending to form bands. Anal fin without melanophores in 132 mm SL or smaller specimens, with melanophores along rays by 159 mm SL, with dark spots posteroventrally by 257 mm SL and with spots ventrally in larger specimens. In 159 mm SL or smaller specimens, head with dark brown band from anterior part of snout to posterior margins of opercles on both sides; area between bands whitish-brown, pale brown or brown; areas below bands pale brown (Fig. 1 C). Holotype Holotype of P. proximus Non-types MNHN 6866 MNHN A 4285 n = 20 SL (mm) 477 341 66.7– 484 Counts: Distribution. Known from southern Australia, from NSW (31 °01’S), across SA, Vic and Tas, to Local Waters, WA (32 °03’S), occurring on weed-covered reefs and sea-grass beds in depths from 0.5 to 20 m (e.g., Last et al., 1983; Kuiter, 1993, 1994; Hoese et al., 2006; this study). Size. Maximum length 80.8 cm (Hutchins & Swainston, 1986). The largest specimen examined during this study was 484 mm SL (573 mm TL) (Fig. 1 A, B). Remarks. Platycephalus laevigatus is easily separable from congeneric species in having the head and body subcylindrical, elongate and only slightly depressed (well depressed in others), occipital region naked (vs. scaled, except in P. chauliodous), dorsal and lateral surfaces of the head mostly smooth, only two distinct preopercular, two opercular and one supracleithral spine [vs. some or many other spines and ridges, including lachrymal and preocular spines (but preocular spine rarely absent in P. chauliodous)] and the upper preopercular spine longer than the lower [vs. lower spine longer than upper, except in some smaller specimens of P. caeruleopunctatus and P. chauliodous (upper spine about equal to or longer than lower)]. Although P. laevigatus and P. chauliodous share several other characters setting them apart from other species, P. laevigatus is further distinguished from P. chauliodous in having the upper jaw without large caniniform teeth (such teeth medially on the anterior part of the upper jaw in the latter). In addition, the head coloration in 159 mm SL or smaller specimens of P. laevigatus is unique, thereby allowing distinction from other members of the genus (Fig. 1 C). Although interorbital width becomes relatively broader with growth in all species of Platycephalus (Imamura, 2012, 2013a), P. laevigatus has the narrowest interorbit of all at comparable sizes (interorbital width 3.4–7.8 % HL in P. laevigatus). Comparison of interorbital width in all examined specimens of P. laevigatus and six species of Platycephalus is characterized by interorbital width narrower than orbital diameter, as shown in Fig. 3 A (viz. 7.4–11.7 % HL in P. aurimaculatus, 7.2–12.8 % in P. bassensis, 7.4–14.1 % in P. conatus, 6.9–12.3 % in P. grandispinis, 5.8–14.6 % in P. speculator and 10.1–15.7 % in P. richardsoni; in all other species of Platycephalus, interorbital width becomes greater than orbital diameter with growth). In addition, P. laevigatus is also separable from the above same six species in having a longer postorbital region (postorbital length 51.4–65.2 % HL in P. laevigatus vs. 49.1–56.9 %, 49.6–57.1 %, 49.7–56.2 %, 48.5–54.4 %, 51.2–59.1 % and 49.7–56.2 %, respectively) (Fig. 3 B). The synonymy of P. laevigatus and P. proximus Castelnau, 1872 (Fig. 2 B) has been recognized by Paxton & Hanley (1989), Kuiter (1994) and Hoese et al. (2006), but without justification. Platycephalus proximus, known only from the holotype from Melbourne market, agrees well with P. laevigatus, having the above mentioned characters, and other counts and proportional measurements similar, without any remarkable differences (Table 1). The present study confirms the priority of P. laevigatus over P. proximus., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 154-158, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, vol. 4. F. G. Levault, Paris-Strasbourg, xxvi + 2 + 518 pp.","Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1834) Voyage de decouvertes de \" L'Astrolabe \" axecute par ordre du Roi, pendant les annees 1826 - 29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville, vol. 3. Pilet Aine, Paris.","Castelnau, F. L. (1872) Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 1, 29 - 242.","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Coleman, N. (1980) Australian Sea Fishes. South of 30 ° S. Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd., Lane Cove, New South Wales, 302 pp.","Scott, T. D., Glover, C. J. M. & Southcott, R. V. (1980) The marine and freshwater fishes of south Australia, 2 nd edition. DJ Woolman, Adelaide, 392 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Thompson, M. (1983) The marine and estuarine fishes of south-western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, 103 pp.","Last, P. R., Scott, E. O. G. & Talbot, H. F. (1983) Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority, Hobart, viii + 563 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Kuiter, R. H. (1994) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Glover, J. C. M. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, pp. 514 - 522.","Grant, E. M. (2004) Grant's guide to fishes, 10 th edition. E. M. Grant Pty. Ltd., Scarborough, Queensland, 880 pp.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Gomon, M. F. (2008) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Bray, D. J. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), Fishes of Australia's southern coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, pp. 515 - 521.","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","Imamura, H. (2012) Redescription of Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1886 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a valid flathead in northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research, 60, 112 - 121. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 012 - 0319 - 6","Imamura, H. (2013 a) Platycephalus mortoni Macleary 1883, a junior synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research, 60, 282 - 286. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 013 - 0348 - 9"]}

Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009 Common English name: Western-Australian flathead (Fig. 15) Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009: 58, figs. 1���5 (type locality: northwest of Rottnest Island, WA, Australia). Platycephalus marmoratus (not Stead, 1908): Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 112; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 204 (in part); Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469 (in part); Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3 (in part); Hutchins, 2001: 28; Hoese et al., 2006: 943 (in part). Material examined. Holotype: CSIRO H 6349 -04, 267 mm SL, northwest of Rottnest Island, WA, Australia (31 �� 52.56 ���S, 115 �� 18.30 ���E ��� 31 �� 52.60 ���S, 115 �� 18.49 ���E), 100���102 m depth, 10 Apr. 2006. Paratypes: 6 specimens, 236���333 mm SL, from western Australia, listed in Imamura & Knapp (2009). Other specimen (1 specimen, 337 mm SL, from northwestern Australia): WAM P. 27606 -001, 337 mm SL, WA (32 ��03���S, 115 �� 44 ���E), 28 March 1982. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: dorsal- and anal-fin rays 13; pored lateral-line scales 65���68, all lacking spines; gill rakers 2 + 6���7 = 8���10; snout and interorbit naked; interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle scalloped; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; fleshy sensory tubes from infraorbitals and preopercle well developed, covering cheek region, except anteroventrally; head and body lacking distinct large spots and bands dorsally; caudal fin blackish with a pale posterior margin. Description. A full description was given by Imamura & Knapp (2009). Distribution. Known only from western Australian waters, from Cape Leeuwin (34 ��S) north to Cape Cuvier (24 ��S) (e.g., Hutchins, 2001; Imamura & Knapp, 2009; this study). Size. Known maximum length 337 mm SL (400 mm TL) (Imamura & Knapp, 2009; this study). Remarks. Although Imamura & Knapp (2009) described the holotype as having 2 + 4 = 6 gill rakers, reexamination has confirmed the number as 2 + 6 = 8. The present species is mostly similar to P. marmoratus (see Remarks for P. marmoratus)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 173-174, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Imamura, H. & Knapp, L. W. (2009) Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia. Zootaxa, 2271, 57 - 63.","Stead, D. G. (1908) New fishes from New South Wales (No. 1). Department of Fisheries, New South Wales, Sydney, 12 pp. [5 plates]","Hutchins, B. & Thompson, M. (1983) The marine and estuarine fishes of south-western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, 103 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Hutchins, J. B. (2001) Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement, 63, 9 - 50.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948."]}

Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 Common English name: Dusky flathead (Figs. 25–26; Table 10) Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 241 (type locality: Port Jackson, NSW, Australia); Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: 681, fig. 1; Castelnau, 1872: 86; McCulloch, 1929: 400; Coleman, 1980: 110, unnumbered color fig.; Scott et al., 1980: 167, unnumbered fig.; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 196; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 104, two unnumbered figs.; Kuiter, 1994: 522, fig. 464; Grant, 2004: 189, pl. 86; Hoese et al., 2006: 941; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 519, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus cinereus Günther, 1872: 661 (type locality: South Australia). Platycephalus mortoni Macleay, 1883: 206 (type locality: lower Burdekin River, Qld, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 401. Planiprora fusca: Whitley, 1931 a: 237; Whitley, 1964: 57. Planiprora cinerea: Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: MNHN 6867, 346 mm SL, Port Jackson, NSW, Australia. Other specimens (21 specimens, 102–750 mm SL, from eastern Australia): AMS I. 6741 -001, 241 mm SL, Lane Cove River, NSW (33 ° 50 ’S, 151 ° 11 ’E), 5 Sep. 1972; AMS I. 17178 -010, 2 specimens, 252–317 mm SL, Sydney Harbour, NSW (33 ° 50 ’S, 151 ° 16 ’E), 13 Aug. 1972; AMS I. 21149 -032, 212 mm SL, Bohle River estuary, Townsville, Qld (19 ° 13 ’S, 146 ° 48 ’E), 8 Oct. 1965; AMS I. 22474 -001, 120 mm SL, Tuross estuary, Reedy Island, NSW (36 °05’S, 150 °07’E), 1981; AMS I. 30344 -001, 210 mm SL (dissected by Imamura, 1996), Apple Tree Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW (33 ° 39 ’S, 151 °01’E), 1 Oct. 1974; AMS I. 34342 -001, 292 mm SL, northeast end of West Flat, Port Clinton, Qld (22 ° 33.28 ’S, 150 ° 45.05 ’E), 0–1 m depth, 25 Sep. 1993; AMS I. 36105 -001, 183 mm SL, Botany Bay, NSW (33 ° 59 ’S, 151 °09’E), 0–5 m depth, 9 Apr. 1992; AMS I. 41262 -024, 218 mm SL, Lennox Head Beach, NSW (28 ° 48.11 ’S, 153 ° 35.83 ’E), 0–1 m depth, 19 Mar. 2002; AMS I. 41264 - 0 20, 2 of 5 specimens, 164–189 mm SL, north side of Prospect Bridge, North Creek, NSW (28 ° 50.87 ’S, 153 ° 34.28 ’E), 0–0.5 m depth, 19 Mar. 2002; AMS I. 41287 -020, 186 mm SL, Yamba, NSW (38 °03’S, 147 ° 50 ’E), 0–0.5 m depth, 11 Dec. 2002; AMS I. 41874 -011, 204 mm SL, Hastings Point, just inside mouth of Cudgen Creek, NSW (28 ° 21.68 ’S, 153 ° 34.53 ’E), 0–1.5 m depth, 11 Dec. 2002; AMS IB. 8204, 579 mm SL, Eden, NSW (37 °04’S, 149 ° 55 ’E), 9 June 1968; BMNH 1870.12. 27.25, holotype of Platycephalus cinereus Günther, 1872, 330 mm SL, South Australia; CSIRO CA 126, 277 mm SL, fish market, Brisbane, Qld, 6 June 1977; CSIRO H 3986 -01, 410 mm SL, east of Newcastle, NSW (32 ° 54 ’S, 152 °00’E), 79 m depth, 29 Mar. 1995; NMV A 1688, 750 mm SL, Snowy River mouth, Mario, Vic (37 ° 48 ’S, 148 ° 32 ’E), 27 Nov. 1980; NMV A 25513 -001, 457 mm SL, Gippsland Lakes, Vic (37 ° 59 ’S, 147 ° 43 ’E), 20 Nov. 2003; QM I. 16513, 373 mm SL, Murray River mouth, north of Cardwell, Qld (18 °05’S, 146 °02’E), date unknown; QM I. 20085, 102 mm SL, Russell River mouth, Qld (17 ° 14 ’S, 145 ° 58 ’E), Nov. 1982. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin usually with two small isolated spines anteriorly; second dorsal- and anal-fin rays usually 13; interorbital width 8.2–17.1 % HL; postorbital length 6.5 –10.0% HL; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth in one row anteriorly, two to three posteriorly; in larger specimens, caudal fin brownish, usually with a single black spot near upper posterior margin, upper half of fin to margin with or without small pale brown, brown or black spots. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 10. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter in 346 mm SL (holotype) or smaller specimens, equal to or wider in larger specimens. Upper iris lappet simple, triangular; lower simple, weakly convex. Nasal spine present in smallest 102 mm SL specimen, absent in larger specimens. Preorbital spine absent. One suborbital spine present below eye or absent in 330 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens (including holotype). Lower preopercular spine slightly longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin. Supplemental preopercular spine present or absent (absent); often present in smaller specimens. Finger-like interopercular flap present; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaching from anterior to near posterior margins of pupil (middle of eye) [slightly beyond posterior margin of eye in largest (750 mm SL) specimen]. Upper jaw with some moderate or large conical, or small or moderate caniniform (small caniniform) teeth anteromedially. Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform in outer row, moderately conical in inner row. Vomerine teeth villiform, in one row anteriorly, two or three (two) posteriorly, tending to become larger posteriorly; posterior row number tending to increase with growth. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching from anus to base of third anal-fin ray (base of second anal-fin ray). Posterior margin of caudal fin slightly concave or mostly straight (mostly straight). Color in alcohol. Color of holotype mostly faded, retaining only one brownish marking on posterior portion of caudal fin (Fig. 26 A). In other specimens (Fig. 25), ground color of head and body pale to dark brown above, paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with small darker spots; two darker bands below second dorsal fin. Side of body with or without gray or brown spots or bands. First and second dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins with small pale brown or brown spots. Anal fin pale or with melanophores along rays. In 120 mm SL or larger specimens, caudal fin brownish, usually with single black spot near upper posterior margin; upper half of fin to margin otherwise with or without small pale brown, brown, or black spots. Smallest (102 mm SL) specimen with three distinct blackish bands on posterior portion of caudal fin. Posterior and ventral margins of caudal fin paler. Largest (750 mm SL) specimen with many small dark brown spots on entire caudal fin. Distribution. Known from eastern Australia, fromRussell River mouth, Qld (17 ° 14 ’S) to Port Phillip Bay, Vic (ca. 38 ° 59 ’S, 145 °E), including NSW, on shallow sand and mud substrate to 75 m depth, preferring bays, estuaries and quiet inlets (e.g., Kuiter, 1993; Hoese et al., 2006; Gomon, 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 1.2 m (e.g., Kuiter, 1993; Gomon, 2008). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 750 mm SL (874 mm TL). Remarks. Platycephalus fuscus is similar to P. endrachtensis, P. w e s t r al i a e, P. angustus, P. australis, P. cultellatus, P. indicus and two undescribed species (Platycephalus sp. 1 and sp. 2 sensu Nakabo, 2002) in having usually 13 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, the snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled, large caniniform teeth absent anteromedially on the upper jaw, a finger-like interopercular flap and palatine teeth in two rows. Although P. f us cus mostly resembles P. angustus and P. cultellatus in having the first dorsal fin usually with two small isolated spines anteriorly (one in other Australian species), it can be distinguished from them by the narrower interorbit and shorter postorbital region (interorbital width 8.2–17.1 % HL and postorbital length 6.5 –10.0% HL in P. fuscus vs. 7.3–17.3 % HL and 55.5–67.8 % HL in P. angustus, and 6.5 –19.0% HL and 51.8–66.8 % HL in P. cultellatus) (Fig. 26). Platycephalus fuscus also differs from P. angustus in lacking teeth on the dorsal surface of the anterolateral edge of the upper jaw (teeth present in P. angustus specimens ca. 76 mm SL or longer) and having vomerine teeth in one row anteriorly, two to three posteriorly (number of vomerine tooth rows tending to increase with growth (from two to four rows in 106–184 mm SL specimens and a single broad band of teeth in larger specimens). Caudal fin coloration clearly distinguishes P. f us cus from the above eight species (except for the smallest specimen examined). See Imamura (2013 a) for a detailed discussion of the synonymy of P. f us c u s and Platycephalus mortoni Macleay, 1883, originally described from a single specimen from lower Burdekin River, Qld, Australia. Paxton & Hanley (1989) and Hoese et al. (2006) regarded P. f u s c u s as a senior synonym of Platycephalus cinereus Günther, 1872 (Fig. 26 B), but gave no reasons. This synonymy was reconfirmed here., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 186-190, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, vol. 4. F. G. Levault, Paris-Strasbourg, xxvi + 2 + 518 pp.","Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1834) Voyage de decouvertes de \" L'Astrolabe \" axecute par ordre du Roi, pendant les annees 1826 - 29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville, vol. 3. Pilet Aine, Paris.","Castelnau, F. L. (1872) Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 1, 29 - 242.","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Coleman, N. (1980) Australian Sea Fishes. South of 30 ° S. Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd., Lane Cove, New South Wales, 302 pp.","Scott, T. D., Glover, C. J. M. & Southcott, R. V. (1980) The marine and freshwater fishes of south Australia, 2 nd edition. DJ Woolman, Adelaide, 392 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Kuiter, R. H. (1994) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Glover, J. C. M. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, pp. 514 - 522.","Grant, E. M. (2004) Grant's guide to fishes, 10 th edition. E. M. Grant Pty. Ltd., Scarborough, Queensland, 880 pp.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Gomon, M. F. (2008) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Bray, D. J. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), Fishes of Australia's southern coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, pp. 515 - 521.","Gunther, A. (1872) Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1871, 652 - 675. [plates. 53 - 70]","Macleay, W. (1883) Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 8, 199 - 213.","Whitley, G. P. (1931 a) New names for Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist, 6, 310 - 334. [plates. 25 - 27]","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","Imamura, H. (1996) Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity, 1, 123 - 233.","Nakabo, T. (2002) Platycephalidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, pp. 601 - 602.","Imamura, H. (2013 a) Platycephalus mortoni Macleary 1883, a junior synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research, 60, 282 - 286. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 013 - 0348 - 9"]}

Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908 Common English name: Marbled flathead (Figs. 13–14; Table 5) Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908: 9, pls. 3–5 (type locality: Port Stephens, NSW, Australia); McCulloch 1929: 402; Coleman, 1980: 109, unnumbered fig.; Hutchins & Thompson 1983: 78, fig. 112 (in part); Hutchins & Swainston 1986: 127, fig. 204 (in part); Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469 (in part); Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3 (in part); Kuiter 1993: 104, two unnumbered figs. (in part); Hutchins 2001: 28; Grant 2004: 196, pl. 89, unnumbered pl.; Hoese et al., 2006: 942 (in part); Imamura, 2006: 296, figs. 1–6. Planiprora marmorata: Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: AMS I. 15260, 310 mm SL, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia, June 1904. Other specimens (18 specimens, 152–472 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): 7 specimens listed in Imamura (2006) plus 11 additional specimens: AMS I. 18756 -001, 331 mm SL, NSW (33 ° 38 ’S, 151 ° 27 ’E), 56–59 m depth, 7 Apr. 1975; AMS I. 21570 -001, 292 mm SL, east of Bulli, NSW (34 ° 20 ’S, 150 ° 55 ’E), Feb. 1980; AMS I. 26271 -012, 362 mm SL, northeast of Sandon Bluffs, NSW (29 ° 39 ’S, 153 ° 23 ’E), 36–43 m depth, 10 Oct. 1985; AMS I. 43814 -005, 228 mm SL, Newcastle, NSW (32 ° 51 ’S, 151 ° 53 ’E), 26 May 1993; CSIRO H 3985 -01, 354 mm SL, south of Newcastle, NSW (33 ° 111 ’S, 151 ° 43 ’E), 57 m depth, 29 March 1995; CSIRO H 6836 -06, 262 mm SL, H 6836 -07, 298 mm SL, east of Terrigal, NSW (32 ° 25 ’S, 151 ° 32 ’E – 33 ° 23 ’S, 151 ° 35 ’E), 48–55 m depth, 13 May 2006; NMV A 11848, 335 mm SL, off Bermagui, NSW (36 ° 26 ’S, 150 °05’E), Apr. 1992; QM I.17021, 2 of 3 specimens, 193–222 mm SL, 7 mile north-northwest of Cape Moreton, Moreton Island, Qld (26 ° 55 ’S, 153 ° 25 ’E), 109.7 m depth, 27 Feb. 1975; QM I. 2842, 399 mm SL, Caloundra Bank, Qld (26 ° 48 ’S, 153 ° 12 ’E). Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays 13; pored lateral-line scales 63–70, all lacking spines; gill rakers 2 + 7–11 = 9–13; snout and interorbit naked; interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle smooth; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle slightly developed, partially covering dorsal and ventral margins of cheek region; body and head marbled with dark brown, brown and pale irregular bands and spots; caudal fin blackish with pale posterior margin. Holotype Non-types AMS I. 15260 n = 18 SL (mm) 310 151–472 Counts: D 1 I + VII + 0 I + VI–VIII + 0–I (often I + VII + 0) D 2 13 13 A 13 13 P 1 2 + 12 + 7 = 21 1–2 + 11–16 + 5–8 = 19–22 Description. A full description was given by Imamura (2006), which examined only specimens from southeastern Australia (thus specimens of P. orbitals, known from western Australia and previously confused with P. marmoratus, are not included). Counts and measurements are shown in Table 5. Distribution. Known only from eastern Australia, from off Caloundra Bank, Qld (26 ° 48 ’S) to Flinders Island, Tas (40 °01’S), including NSW and Vic, on sand near low rocky reefs or on rubble in coastal bays to deep offshore reefs in depths from 20 to 80 m (e.g., Paxton & Hanley, 1989; Kuiter, 1993; Hoese et al., 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 56 cm (Grant, 2004). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 472 mm SL (550 mm TL). Remarks. Platycephalus marmoratus had been confused with a second species, known only from western Australia, until the latter was described (as Platycephalus orbitalis) by Imamura & Knapp (2009). The former closely resembles P. orbitalis in having 13 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, 63–70 pored lateral-line scales (65–68 in P. orbitalis), the snout and interorbit naked, interopercular flap absent, fleshy sensory tubes from the infraorbitals and preopercle covering the cheek region, and the caudal fin blackish with a pale posterior margin. However, it is separable from P. orbitalis in having a smooth interopercle margin (scalloped in P. orbitalis), fleshy sensory tubes slightly developed, partly covering the dorsal and ventral margins of the cheek region (vs. tubes well developed, mostly covering cheek region, except anteroventrally) and the body and head marbled with dark brown, brown, and pale irregular bands and spots (vs. body and head lacking large distinct spots and bands dorsally). Although overlapping, some head proportions also aid the distinction of P. marmoratus from P. orbitalis, viz. smaller orbit and broader interorbit (orbital diameter 15.2–20.1 % HL and interorbital width 13.6–21.4 % HL in P. marmoratus vs. 17.5–20.3 % HL and 11.9–14.6 % HL in P. orbitalis) (see Imamura & Knapp, 2009: fig. 4). Gill raker numbers (9–13 in total in P. marmoratus vs. 8–10 in P. orbitalis) may help distinguish between the species., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 171-173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Stead, D. G. (1908) New fishes from New South Wales (No. 1). Department of Fisheries, New South Wales, Sydney, 12 pp. [5 plates]","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Coleman, N. (1980) Australian Sea Fishes. South of 30 ° S. Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd., Lane Cove, New South Wales, 302 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Thompson, M. (1983) The marine and estuarine fishes of south-western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, 103 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Hutchins, J. B. (2001) Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement, 63, 9 - 50.","Grant, E. M. (2004) Grant's guide to fishes, 10 th edition. E. M. Grant Pty. Ltd., Scarborough, Queensland, 880 pp.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","Imamura, H. & Knapp, L. W. (2009) Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia. Zootaxa, 2271, 57 - 63."]}

Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915 Common English name: Deepwater flathead (Fig. 22; Table 8) Platycephalus (Neoplatycephalus) conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915: 466, pl. 12, figs. 1 ���3, 5 (type locality: Great Australian Bight, SA, Australia). Neoplatycephalus conatus: May & Maxwell, 1986: 271, unnumbered fig.; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 1; Kuiter, 1994: 517, fig. 460. Platycephalus conatus: McCulloch, 1929: 401; Last et al., 1983: 332, fig. 28.19; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468; Hoese et al., 2006: 941; Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 519, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus speculator (not Klunzinger, 1872): Coleman, 1980: 112, unnumbered color fig. Neoplatycephalus speculator (not Klunzinger, 1872): Scott et al., 1980: 167, unnumbered fig. Material examined. Paratypes (2 specimens, 243���269 mm SL, from southern Australia): AMS I. 13649, 243 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, 146���219 m depth, Apr. 1913; AMS I. 13650, 269 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, 145���220 m depth, Apr. 1913. Other specimens (17 specimens, 158���607 mm SL, from southwestern and southern Australia): AMS I. 12393, 236 mm SL, AMS I. 2394, 227 mm SL, Investigator Strait, SA (35 �� 25 ���S, 137 �� 22 ���E), 1912; AMS I. 18710 -007, 2 specimens, 158���174 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (33 �� 20.8 ���S, 127 �� 29.7 ���E), 300���310 m depth, 27 Feb. 1976; AMS I. 25551 -001, 303 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (37 �� 45 ���S, 139 �� 45 ���E), 11 Nov. 1984; CSIRO H 1919 -05, 486 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA, 130 m depth, Feb. 1988; CSIRO H 4133 -04, 550 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (32 ��S, 129 ��E��� 33 ��S, 131 ��E), 130 m depth, Jan. 1996; CSIRO T 529, 337 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (32 �� 32 ���S, 129 ��05���E ��� 33 �� 22 ���S, 128 �� 57 ���E), 235 m depth, 22 May 1983; CSIRO T 532, 179 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (33 �� 22 ���S, 128 �� 57 ���E), 222 m depth, 22 May 1983; NMV A 2916, 291 mm SL (dissected by Imamura, 1996), 29 km south-southwest of Lakes Entrance, Vic (38 ��S, 147 �� 59 ���E), 53 m depth, date unknown; NMV A 9033, 166 mm SL, 120 km south-southwest of Middini Beach, Great Australian Bight, WA (33 �� 13 ���S, 127 ��02���E), 98���147 m depth, 14 Feb. 1990; NMV A 9488, 410 mm SL, 95 km southwest of Geraldton, WA (29 �� 21 ��� 48 ������ 29 �� 20 ��� 24 ���S, 113 �� 46 ��� 36 ������ 113 �� 45 ��� 54 ���E), 530���942 m depth, 6 June 1991; NMV A 24526, 191 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (33 ��S, 127 ��E), 160 m depth, 7 Dec. 2001; NMV A 25185 -001, 365 mm SL, Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, SA (34 �� 44 ���S, 135 �� 52 ���E), 28 July 2003; NSMT-P 112677, 607 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (33 �� 18.8 ���S, 130 �� 8.7 ���E), 157 m depth, 30 Nov. 1975; QM I. 22822, 237 mm SL, off Portland, Vic (38.2 ��S, 141.4 ��E), 140 m depth, date unknown; WAM P. 28617 -005, 432 mm SL, SA (35 ��00���S, 117 �� 52 ���E), 1975. Paratypes Non-types n = 2 n = 17 SL (mm) 243���269 73.0��� 504 Counts: Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; caudal-fin rays 12���13; pored lateral-line scales 70���81; gill rakers 1���2 + 6���9 = 7���11; orbital diameter 16.9���22.6 % HL; interorbital width 7.4���14.1 % HL; postorbital length 49.7���56.2 % HL; suborbital width 5.4���9.7 % HL; occipital and lower half of suborbital regions scaled; margin of interopercle smooth; one or two large caniniform teeth present anteromedially on upper jaw; all or most pored lateral-line scales with one pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly; swimbladder present; abdominal cavity dark brown or black. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 8. Snout, interorbit, and occipital and lower half of suborbital regions scaled; area anteroventral to eye naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, weakly pointed; lower absent. Nasal, preorbital and supplemental preopercular spines absent. One suborbital spine present below and slightly posterior to posterior margin of eye in 337 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens; one additional spine also present below middle of eye on right side of 191 mm SL specimen. Lower preopercular spine longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin; some specimens with lower spine more than twice length of upper. Interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla not usually reaching anterior margin of pupil or beyond, although it may reach to middle of eye in some specimens. Upper jaw with one or two large caniniform teeth anteromedially. Palatine teeth in two rows, villiform or small conical in outer row, large conical to large caniniform in inner row. Vomerine teeth in one or two rows. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching origin of anal fin to base of third anal-fin ray. Posterior margin of caudal fin slightly concave. Swimbladder present. Color in alcohol. Ground color of head and body pale brown above, paler below. Side of body with single row of purplish gray spots. First and second dorsal fins with indistinct pale brown spots. Pectoral and pelvic fins pale brown, with or without indistinct brownish bands; lower margin of fins paler. Anal fin with melanophores along rays. Caudal fin usually dusky; NMV A 9033 with brown spots anteriorly, brown bands posteriorly. Abdominal cavity dark brown or black. Distribution. Known from southern Australia, from Lakes Entrance, Vic (147 �� 59 ���E) to Geraldton, WA (ca. 29 �� 21 ���S), including SA, on continental shelf and upper slopes in depths from 53 to 530 m (e.g., May & Maxwell, 1986; Hoese et al., 2006; Gomon, 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 70 cm SL (Gomon, 2008). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 607 mm SL (701 mm TL). Remarks. Platycephalus conatus most resembles P. richardsoni in having the lower half of the suborbital region scaled, a swimbladder present and the abdominal cavity dark brown or black; this combination of characters does not occur in other species of Platycephalus. Platycephalus conatus can be separated from P. richardsoni in having 7���11 total gill rakers (vs. 12���17 in P. richardsoni), and all or most pored lateral-line scales with one pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly (vs. usually two pairs of sensory ducts and exterior openings)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 181-183, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Waite, E. R. & McCulloch, A. R. (1915) The fishes of the South Australian Government Trawling Cruise, 1914. Transactions Royal Society of South Australia, 9, 455 - 476. [plates. 12 - 15]","May, J. L. & Maxwell, J. G. H. (1986) Field guide to trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia, revised edition. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Hobart, 492 pp.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1994) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Glover, J. C. M. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, pp. 514 - 522.","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Last, P. R., Scott, E. O. G. & Talbot, H. F. (1983) Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority, Hobart, viii + 563 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Gomon, M. F. (2008) Family Platycephalidae. In: Gomon, M. F., Bray, D. J. & Kuiter, R. H. (Eds.), Fishes of Australia's southern coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, pp. 515 - 521.","Klunzinger, C. B. (1872) Zur fischfauna von sud-Australien. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 38, 17 - 47. [plates 2]","Coleman, N. (1980) Australian Sea Fishes. South of 30 ° S. Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd., Lane Cove, New South Wales, 302 pp.","Scott, T. D., Glover, C. J. M. & Southcott, R. V. (1980) The marine and freshwater fishes of south Australia, 2 nd edition. DJ Woolman, Adelaide, 392 pp.","Imamura, H. (1996) Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity, 1, 123 - 233."]}

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922 Common English name: Bluespotted flathead (Figs. 8–9; Table 3) Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922: 120 (type locality: Port Jackson, NSW, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 400; Coleman, 1980: 113, unnumbered color fig.; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 201; May & Maxwell, 1986: 275, unnumbered fig.; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 103, unnumbered fig.; Grant, 2004: 196; Hoese et al., 2006: 940; Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1. Trudis caeruleopunctatus: Whitley, 1931 b: 158; Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Lectotype: AMS I. 3163, 291 mm SL, Port Jackson, NSW, Australia, designated by Whitley (1931 b). Other specimens (20 specimens, 73.0– 504 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): AMS I. 3947, 266 mm SL, off Barrenjoey, NSW (33 ° 35 ’S, 151 ° 21 ’E), 46–51 m depth, 22 Feb. 1898; AMS I. 9567, 206 mm SL, near Sydney, NSW (33 ° 50 ’S, 151 ° 20 ’E). 1908; AMS I. 10329, 193 mm SL, off Murray River mouth, SA (35 °00’S, 138 °00’E), 37 m depth, 17 Aug. 1909; AMS I. 10655, 278 mm SL, Lord Howe Island, NSW (31 ° 31 ’S, 159 °05’E), 1910; AMS I. 14928, 242 mm SL, Bellinger River, NSW (30 ° 27 ’S, 152 ° 54 ’E), 10 Nov. 1913; AMS I. 15202, 217 mm SL, Lake Macquarie, NSW (33 °02’S, 151 ° 36 ’E), 18 Nov. 1913; AMS I. 19832 -002, 338 mm SL, 6 km off Whale Beach, Sydney, NSW (33 ° 39 ’S, 151 ° 23 ’E), 55 m depth, 10 Oct. 1976; AMS I. 19893 -013, 2 specimens, 73.0– 95.1 mm SL, north end of Black Point, south of Nadgee River mouth, NSW (37 ° 30 ’S, 149 ° 58 ’E), 5 m depth, 26 Aug. 1976; AMS I. 20721 -001, 275 mm SL, Coffs Harbour, NSW (30 ° 18 ’S, 153 °08’E), 13 Aug. 1978; AMS I. 20723 -001, 127 mm SL, Red Rock, NSW (29 ° 59 ’S, 153 ° 14 ’E), 11 Mar. 1978; AMS I. 37964 -001, 111 mm SL, Hordern’s Bay, Port Hacking, NSW (34 °05’S, 151 °09’E), 10 Aug. 1999; AMS I. 39988 -003, 133 mm SL, Sydney Harbour, NSW (33 ° 51 ’S, 151 ° 15 ’E), 2 Sep. 1999; AMS I. 44633 -022, 87.5 mm SL, Mimosa Rocks National Park, Moon Bay, NSW (36 ° 41 ’ 44 ”S, 149 ° 59 ’ 23 ”E), 3–5 m depth, 10 Apr. 2008; AMS IA. 5700, 166 mm SL, Maroubra, Sydney, NSW (33 ° 51 ’S, 151 ° 16 ’E), 1933; AMS IB. 6292, 142 mm SL, off Ballina, NSW (28 °S, 153 °E), 1962; CSIRO H 4494 -01, 504 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37 ° 55 ’S, 148 °01’E), 5 March 1997; NMV A 2903, 419 mm SL, 40 km south of Lakes Entrance, Vic (38 ° 10 ’S, 148 °E), 53 m depth; NMV A 2908, 460 mm SL, 29 km south-southeast of Lakes Entrance, Vic (38 °S, 147 ° 59 ’E), 53 m depth; QM I. 22310, 330 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37.53 °S, 148 °E), 14 Aug. 1985. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; gill rakers 4–6 + 13–15 = 19–21; interorbital width 5.9–16.6 % HL; suborbital width 7.6–11.8 % HL; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; caudal fin with three to six dark brown to black bars and/or spots posteriorly. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 3. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by lectotype condition in parentheses. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked. Snout shorter than orbital diameter in 88 mm SL or smaller specimens, longer in larger specimens (including lectotype). Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter in 419 mm SL or smaller specimens, wider in larger specimens (including lectotype). Upper iris lappet simple, triangular; lower simple, weakly convex. Nasal spine usually absent (including lectotype), rarely one spine present in one specimen (323 mm SL). One suborbital spine usually present below posterior margin of eye in 242 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens (including lectotype); one additional suborbital spine present below and slightly anterior to middle of eye in 133 mm and 166 mm SL specimens. Lower preopercular spine about equal in length to upper spine in smallest (73.0 mm SL) specimen, or slightly longer than upper but not reaching opercular margin in larger specimens (including lectotype). A supplemental preopercular spine present in some specimens, 278 mm SL or smaller, absent in larger specimens (including lectotype). Finger-like interopercular flap present; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaching to or just beyond anterior margin of pupil, but not to middle of eye (beyond anterior margin of pupil). Anterior portion of upper jaw with some large conical or small caniniform (small caniniform) teeth medially. Palatine teeth irregularly arranged in one (rarely, in 87.5 mm SL specimen), or more usually two to four (ca. four) rows. Vomerine teeth irregularly arranged in one or two (one) rows anteriorly, two to five (three) posteriorly, becoming larger posteriorly; posterior row number tending to increase with growth. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals not covering cheek region; those from preopercle not covering cheek region in 142 mm SL or smaller specimens; not covering it or slightly developed and partially covering its ventral margin in larger specimens (not covering cheek region). Posterior tip of pelvic fin not quite reaching anal-fin origin, or reaching up to base of fourth anal-fin ray (not reaching anal-fin origin). Posterior margin of caudal fin tending to change with growth; slightly rounded or mostly straight by 166 mm SL, mostly straight or slightly concave by 338 mm SL, and slightly concave in larger specimens (mostly straight). Lectotype Non-types AMS I. 3163 n = 20 SL (mm) 291 73.0– 504 Counts: Color in alcohol. Color of lectotype mostly faded, retaining brownish spots approximating bands on pectoral fin and six black bars on posterior portion of caudal fin (Fig. 9). In other specimens (Fig. 8), ground color of head and body pale brown above, paler below. Dorsal surface of body with several indistinct brown or distinct dark brown bands, and/or scattered small brownish spots; scattered small pale spots present dorsally in 461 mm SL specimen. Side of body sometimes with dark brown, gray, or purplish gray band. First and second dorsal fins with pale brownish elliptical spots along rays. Pectoral fin with several pale brown bands, with small pale brown spots tending to form bands, or with large brown spots not forming bands; lower margin of pectoral fin pale. Pelvic fin pale brown or brown, with or without indistinct spots; outer margin of pelvic fin paler. Anal fin pale or with melanophores on posterior two rays, or somewhat dusky in some larger specimens. Caudal fin with three to six dark brown to black bars and/or spots posteriorly, tending to become longer ventrally; other caudal fin regions with several pale brown to brown spots. Distribution. Known from southeastern Australia, from off Calliope River, Qld (24 °01’S) to outside Murray River mouth, SA (138 °E), occurring in coastal bays and estuaries to offshore sand flats in depths from 5 to 100 m (e.g., Last et al., 1983; Kuiter, 1993; Hoese et al., 2006; this study). Size. Maximum length recorded 68 cm (Hutchins & Swainston, 1986). The largest specimen examined during the present study was 504 mm SL (573 mm TL) (Fig. 8). Remarks. Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus bears most similarities to P. speculator in having usually 14 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, a finger-like interopercular flap, and the caudal fin with three to six dark brown to black bars and/or spots posteriorly (two to four black spots irregularly positioned posteroventrally in 155 mm SL or smaller specimens, or with three or four black spots serially arranged posteroventrally along caudal fin margin in larger specimens in P. speculator). This combination of characters was not apparent in other species of Platycephalus. However, P. caeruleopunctatus has 19–21 gill rakers in total (11–14 in P. speculator), plus a broader interorbit (width 5.9–16.6 % HL in vs. 5.8–14.6 % HL in P. speculator) and suborbital region (suborbital width 7.6–11.8 % HL vs. 6.1 –10.0% HL), which largely separates the two species (Fig. 10)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 164-166, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["McCulloch, A. R. (1922) Check list of the fish and fish-like animals of New South Wales. Part III. Australian Zoologist, 2, 86 - 130. [plates. 25 - 43]","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 5, 329 - 436. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1967.5.1929.475","Coleman, N. (1980) Australian Sea Fishes. South of 30 ° S. Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd., Lane Cove, New South Wales, 302 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","May, J. L. & Maxwell, J. G. H. (1986) Field guide to trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia, revised edition. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Hobart, 492 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Kuiter, R. H. (1993) Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, New South Wales, xxxi + 437 pp.","Grant, E. M. (2004) Grant's guide to fishes, 10 th edition. E. M. Grant Pty. Ltd., Scarborough, Queensland, 880 pp.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Whitley, G. P. (1931 b) Studies in ichthyology. No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum, 18, 131 - 160. [plates. 20 - 21]","Whitley, G. P. (1964) A survey of Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 89, 11 - 127.","Last, P. R., Scott, E. O. G. & Talbot, H. F. (1983) Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority, Hobart, viii + 563 pp."]}

Genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 Platycephalus Bloch, 1795: 96 (type species: Platycephalus spathula Bloch, 1795, a junior synonym of Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758, according to de Beaufort & Briggs, 1962). Calliomorus Lacépède, 1800: 343 (type species: Callionymus indicus). Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872: 87 [type species: Neoplatycephalus grandis Castelnau, 1872, a junior synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872 (see Remarks under P. richardsoni)]. Cacumen Whitley, 1931 a: 326 (type species: Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872). Planiprora Whitley, 1931 a: 327 (type species: Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829). Trudis Whitley, 1931 a: 327 (type species: Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829). Longitrudis Whitley, 1931 a: 327 (type species: Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884, a junior synonym of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829, according to Imamura, 2013 b). Colefaxia Whitley, 1935: 249 [type species: Platycephalus macrodon Ogilby, 1885, a junior synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni (see Remarks under P. richardsoni), established as a subgenus of Neoplatycephalus]. Diagnosis. A genus of the family Platycephalidae with the following characters: head and body usually well depressed (cylindrical and only slightly depressed in Platycephalus laevigatus), covered with ctenoid scales dorsally, cycloid scales ventrally; postorbital region and opercle scaled; snout usually longer than orbital diameter (shorter in some P. laevigatus and smaller P. caeruleopunctatus); eye becoming relatively narrower with growth; interorbit becoming relatively broader with growth; upper surface of eye without papillae or ocular flaps; upper iris lappet usually simple, triangular (broad, usually bilobed in P. westraliae and P. chauliodous, and some P. i nd i c u s and P. australis sp. nov.; simple, weakly pointed in P. conatus and P. richardsoni; broad, well expanded, simple in P. marmoratus and P. orbitalis), lower iris lappet usually broad, simple, weakly convex (absent in P. conatus and P. richardsoni); usually one or two lachrymals (absent in P. laevigatus), one preocular (absent in P. l a e vi ga t us and P. chauliodous), two distinct preopercular and two opercular spines present [sometimes small third (= lowermost) preopercular spine present below others, except in P. richardsoni, in which small third spine always present]; one or two suborbital spines present or absent in smaller specimens (if present, disappearing with growth); some supraorbital, one (sometimes two or more) pterotic, one parietal, one supratemporal, one posttemporal and one supracleithral spine usually present in smaller specimens, tending to disappear with growth (except for supracleithral, these spines absent even in smallest examined specimen of P. laevigatus); teeth on upper and lower jaws, palatine and vomer; tooth band on upper jaw without a distinct notch medially; a single tooth patch on vomer, arranged in shallow V-shape or crescentic; lip margins without papillae; all or most pored lateral-line scales with one pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly (P. richardsoni only with all or most scales usually with two pairs of ducts and openings); some anterior pored lateral-line scales sometimes with a small spine; first dorsal fin originating slightly posterior to opercular margin; first and second dorsal fins narrowly separated; pectoral fin rounded posteriorly; pelvic fin with one spine and five soft rays; all soft pelvic-fin rays branched, fourth soft pelvic-fin ray longest. Remarks. The present study recognizes the following 16 species of Platycephalus from Australian waters: P. angustus, P. aurimaculatus, P. bassensis, P. caeruleopunctatus, P. chauliodous, P. conatus, P. endrachtensis, P. fuscus, P. grandispinis, P. laevigatus, P. marmoratus, P. orbitalis, P. richardsoni, P. speculator, P. westraliae and P. australis sp. nov. In addition to these, Platycephalus cultellatus Richardson, 1846, Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) and two undescribed species [Platycephalus sp. 1 and sp. 2 (sensu Nakabo, 2002)] are known elsewhere in the Indo-western Pacific (e.g., Knapp, 1986; Nakabo, 2002; Imamura et al., 2006). Imamura (1996) regarded Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872, Cacumen Whitley, 1931 a, Planiprora Whitley, 1931 a, Trudis Whitley, 1931 a and Longitrudis Whitley, 1931 a to be junior synonyms of Platycephalus based on the phylogenetic relationships of seven species of Platycephalus, or morphological comparisons among the genus. At that time, Imamura (1996) did not address the validity or otherwise of Calliomorus Lacépède, 1800 and Colefaxia Whitley, 1935. However, the former is a synonym of Platycephalus, due to Platycephalus and Calliomorus having been based on P. i ndicus and P. spathula, respectively, the latter being a junior synonym of the former according to de Beaufort & Briggs (1962). Colefaxia was established as a subgenus of Neoplatycephalus on the basis of Platycephalus macrodon, a junior synonym of P. richardsoni (see Remarks under P. richardsoni). Because Neoplatycephalus, a junior synonym of Platycephalus, was itself based on P. richardsoni, Colefaxia is a junior synonym of the former and is invalid [see ICZN (1999: Art. 61.3.3)]., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on page 153, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Bloch, M. E. (1795) Naturgeschichte der auslandischen Fische. 9. J. Morino, Berlin, ii + 192 pp.","Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae, 10 th edition. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (= Stockholm), ii + 824 pp.","de Beaufort, L. F. & Briggs, J. C. (1962) The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Vol. 11. Scleroparei, Hypostomides, Pediculati, Plectognathi, Opisthomi, Discocephali, Xenopterygii. Brill, E. J., Leiden, vi + 481 pp.","Lacepede, B. G. E. (1800) Histoire naturelle des poisons. Vol. 2. Plassan, Imprimeur-Librairie, Paris, lxiv + 632 pp. [20 plates]","Castelnau, F. L. (1872) Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 1, 29 - 242.","Whitley, G. P. (1931 a) New names for Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist, 6, 310 - 334. [plates. 25 - 27]","Klunzinger, C. B. (1872) Zur fischfauna von sud-Australien. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 38, 17 - 47. [plates 2]","Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, vol. 4. F. G. Levault, Paris-Strasbourg, xxvi + 2 + 518 pp.","Macleay, W. (1884) Notices of new fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 9, 170 - 172.","Imamura, H. (2013 b) Validity of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829, with priority over Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae). 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Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 Common English name: Southern sand flathead (Figs. 4–5; Table 2) Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 247 [type locality: Western Port (as Port Western), Vic, Australia]; Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: 683, fig. 3; Castelnau, 1872: 83; McCulloch, 1929: 400; Coleman, 1980: 111, unnumbered fig.; Last et al., 1983: 331, fig. 28.18; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 198; May & Maxwell, 1986: 274, unnumbered fig.; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 468 (in part, including P. westraliae; see Remarks); Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 103, two unnumbered figs.; Kuiter, 1994: 519, fig. 462; Grant, 2004: 189, unnumbered pl.; Hoese et al., 2006: 940 (in part, including P. westraliae); Imamura, 2006: 304, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 520, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus tasmanius Richardson, 1842: 96 (name also on p. 72) (type locality: Port Arthur, Tas, Australia). Trudis bassensis: Whitley, 1931 a: 327; Whitley, 1931 b: 157; Whitley, 1964: 57. Platycephalus bassensis bassensis: Scott et al., 1980: 168, unnumbered fig. Material examined. Holotype: MNHN 1437, 233 mm SL, Western Port, Vic, Australia. Other specimens (26 specimens, 114–418 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): 7 specimens were listed in Imamura (2008); 14 additional specimens: AMS A. 16458, 242 mm SL, AMS A. 16459, 274 mm SL, Hobsons Bay, Vic (37 ° 51 ’S, 144 ° 56 ’E), 1883; AMS E. 4953, 267 mm SL, Hobart Wharf, Tas (42 ° 50 ’S, 147 ° 15 ’E), 1914; AMS E. 5457, 358 mm SL, Recherche Bay, Tas (43 ° 33 ’S, 146 ° 54 ’E), 15 m depth, 24 July 1914; AMS I. 6274, 272 mm SL, Tamar River Heads, Tas (41 ° 20 ’S, 147 °02’E), 1903; AMS I. 7541, 401 mm SL, data unknown; AMS I. 7542, 324 mm SL, Derwent Estuary, Tas (43 °02’S, 147 ° 22 ’E), 1913; AMS I. 20194 -050, 2 specimens, 213–218 mm SL, Investigator Strait, SA (35 ° 20 ’S, 137 ° 50 ’E), 20 m depth, 14 May 1978; BMNH 1855.9.19.56– 57 and BMNH 1855.9.19.67– 68, included in a single jar, 4 syntypes of Platycephalus tasmanius Richardson, 1842 (loc. Port Arthur, Tas, Australia) and one non-type (loc. unknown), all specimens lacking individual labels; one specimen with damaged snout (SL unmeasured), remaining four specimens 170–303 mm SL; CSIRO A 741, 137 mm SL, Kettering, D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Tas (43 °09’S, 147 ° 16 ’E), 1 May 1951; CSIRO CA 3690, 283 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (32 ° 12 ’S, 131 ° 25 ’E – 32 ° 13 ’S, 131 ° 24 ’E), 60 m depth, 8 Dec. 1981; NSMT-P 112668, 418 mm SL, northwest coast of Tas, 28 m depth, Dec. 17 1975; NMV A 29215 -018, 215 mm SL, off Plank Point, Spencer Gulf, SA (33 ° 25 ’ 42 ”S, 137 ° 29 ’ 36 ”E), 22–29 m depth, 13 Oct. 2005; QM I. 22312, 368 mm SL, Lakes Entrance, Vic (37 ° 53 ’S, 148 °02’E), 14 Aug. 1985. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; pored lateral-line scales 70–82; gill rakers 4–6 + 13–16 = 17–22; a distinct interopercular flap absent; ratio of lower/upper preopercular spines 1.6–2.2; ridge and spine absent on supraoccipital; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; many small dark dots on dorsal surface of head and body; caudal fin with a single large irregular blackish or dark brown marking, or two longitudinal dark brown or black spots posteroventrally. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 2. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. Interorbit and occipital region scaled; snout and area anteroventral to eye scaled or naked (unclear in holotype), lower half of suborbital region naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, triangular; lower simple, weakly convex. Nasal, preorbital and supplementary preopercular spines absent. Suborbit al spines usually absent; one suborbital spine present below posterior margin of eye in some specimens 176 mm SL or smaller. Ridges and spines absent on supraoccipital. Lower preopercular spine longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin; ratio of lower/upper spines 1.6–2.2 (> 2), tending to become larger with growth (lower spine becoming relatively longer than upper). Distinct interopercular flap absent, although small flap sometimes present (on left side only); margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaching beyond anterior margin of eye. Anterior portion of upper jaw with some large conical or small caniniform (small caniniform) teeth medially. Palatine teeth irregularly arranged in three to nine (ca. five) rows, becoming larger medially; row number tending to increase with growth. Vomerine teeth irregularly arranged in one or two (two) rows anteriorly, two to six (three) posteriorly, becoming larger posteriorly; anterior and posterior row numbers tending to increase with growth. Fleshy sensory tubes on suborbitals and preopercle usually not covering cheek region (including holotype); those from preopercle slightly developed and partially covering ventral margin of cheek region in some specimens. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching anal-fin origin or second anal-fin ray (damaged in holotype). Posterior margin of caudal fin usually slightly concave, straight in 137 and 155 mm SL specimens (damaged in holotype). Color in alcohol. Color of holotype mostly faded, retaining a dusky spot on posteroventral portion of caudal fin (Fig. 5 A). In other specimens (Fig. 4), ground color of head and body pale brown to dark brown above, paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with many small dark dots, that of body with two to four indistinct darker bands. Head with or without brownish band below eye. Side of body with gray or pale purple spots tending to form single band, and dark brown spots. First and second dorsal, and pectoral fins with small brownish spots; those on pectoral fin tending to form bands. Ground color of pectoral fin pale brown or brown, with paler margin ventrally and darker spots often tending to form bands. Pelvic fin brownish or dark brownish with pale outer margin but without spots, or its ground color pale brownish with brownish spots. Anal fin with melanophores on basal portion of rays. Caudal fin with single large irregular blackish or dark brown marking, or two to four longitudinal dark brown to black bands or spots posteroventrally, and several small pale brown to black spots elsewhere. Distribution. Known from southeastern Australia, from Red Rock, NSW (29 ° 59 ’S), to the Great Australian Bight, SA (131 ° 24 ’– 25 ’E), including Vic and Tas, occurring in bays and inlets and on the continental shelf in depths from 15 to ca. 100 m (e.g., Last et al., 1983; May & Maxwell, 1986; Hoese et al., 2006; this study). Size. The largest specimen recorded during the present study was 418 mm SL (483 mm TL), exceeding the previously reported maximum length of 401 mm SL (460 mm TL) (May & Maxwell, 1986). Holotype 5 specimens, including Non-types MNHN 1437 4 syntypes of P. tasmanius n = 21 SL (mm) 233 170–303 * 137– 418 Counts: * Including one specimen with damaged snout and SL unmeasured. Remarks. Among the other species of Platycephalus usually characterized by 14 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays (P. laevigatus, P. grandispinis, P. speculator, P. caeruleopunctatus, P. conatus, P. aurimaculatus and P. richardsoni), P. bassensis is most similar to P. grandispinis in having a somewhat longer lower preopercular spine (extremely long in P. grandispinis), the caudal fin with a single large irregular blackish or dark brown marking, or two longitudinal dark brown or black spots posteroventrally (a single irregular blackish or dark brownish marking in P. grandispinis), and in lacking a distinct interopercular flap, the combination of these characters not occurring in the remaining six species. The present species is easily separable from P. grandispinis in lacking a ridge and spine on the supraoccipital (vs. ridge present on supraoccipital, usually ending in a spine) and having many small dark dots on the dorsal surface of the head and body (vs. dots absent). The ratio of lower/upper preopercular spines may also help distinguish P. bassensis from P. grandispinis (ratio 1.6–2.2 in P. bassensis vs. 1.9–3.3 in P. grandispinis; see also Imamura, 2013 b: fig. 10). Although P. bassensis is also similar to some specimens of P. conatus in having a somewhat longer lower preopercular spine (some specimens of P. conatus with lower spine more than twice length of upper spine), it is separable from the latter in having the upper jaw without large caniniform teeth, as well as from P. aurimaculatus and P. richardsoni (upper jaw with large caniniform teeth anteromedially in latter two species and P. c o na t u s). Platycephalus bassensis is distinguishable from P. caeruleopunctatus in having 70–82 pored latera-line scales (83–93 in P. caeruleopunctatus) and P. speculator in having 17–22 gill rakers in total (11–14 in P. speculator) (pored lateral-line scale data for P. caeruleopunctatus taken from Knapp, 1991 and the present study). Western Australia has been included in the distribution of P. bassensis by some authors, including Paxton & Hanley (1989) and Hoese et al. (2006). They considered Trudis bassensis westraliae Whitley, 1938, originally described on the basis of two specimens from the Swan River estuary, WA, to be a junior synonym of P. bassensis. However, Imamura (2008) showed the validity of the former (as Platycephalus westraliae) and referred that name to the species previously recognized as “ Platycephalus endrachtensis ” (with three black bars on the caudal fin) by authors including Taylor (1964), Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola (1984), Allen & Swainston (1988) and Knapp (1999). In addition, as no specimens of P. bassensis from WA were found during the present study, that area is omitted from the distribution of the species recognized here. The revised westernmost record of P. bassensis is the Great Australian Bight, SA (ca. 131 °E), represented by CSIRO CA 3690. The taxonomic status of Platycephalus tasmanius (Fig. 5 B), described from four syntypes from Tasmania by Richardson (1842), has not previously been clearly demonstrated, although Paxton & Hanley (1989), Kuiter (1994) and Hoese et al. (2006) considered it a junior synonym of P. bassensis, without any reasons given. After a comparison of the type specimens of both species, the synonymy was confirmed, owing to the close similarity of the former and non-types of P. bassensis in both the taxonomic characters mentioned above, and in counts and proportional measurements (Table 2)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 159-162, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, vol. 4. F. G. 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Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 Common English name: Southern bluespotted flathead (Figs. 11���12; Table 4) Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872: 28 (type locality: Hobson���s Bay, Vic, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 400; Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 109; Last et al., 1983: 334, fig. 28.22; Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 200; May & Maxwell, 1986: 277, unnumbered fig.; Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 470; Knapp, 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 103, unnumbered fig.; Grant, 2004: 194, unnumbered pl.; Hoese et al., 2006: 943; Imamura, 2006: 305, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 521, unnumbered fig. Platycephalus castelnaui Macleay, 1881: 587 (type locality: King George Sound, WA, Australia); McCulloch, 1929: 401; Coleman, 1980: 115, unnumbered color fig. Cacumen speculator: Whitley, 1931 a: 326. Planiprora melsoni Whitley, 1945: 38 (type locality: beach at Geraldton, WA, Australia). Planiprora castelnaui: Whitley, 1952: 32; Whitley, 1964: 57. Neoplatycephalus speculator: Whitley, 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: SMNS 1570, 256 mm SL, Hobson's Bay, Vic, Australia. Other specimens (20 specimens, 117���493 mm SL, from southern Australia): AMS I. 16354 -001, holotype of Platycephalus castelnaui Macleay, 1881, 281 mm SL, King George Sound, WA; AMS I. 17611 -010, 117 mm SL, York Peninsula, SA (35 ��00���S, 137 �� 44 ���E), 1 m depth, 23 Dec. 1973; AMS I. 17615 -010, 144 mm SL, 16 km south of Tumby Bay, SA (34 �� 24 ���S, 136 ��08���E), 27 Dec. 1973; AMS I. 20180 -048, 3 specimens, 152���157 mm SL, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA (35 �� 44 ���S, 138 �� 58 ���E), 3���5 m depth, 9 March 1978; AMS IB. 1367, holotype of Planiprora melsoni Whitley, 1945, 118 mm HL (head only), beach at Geraldton, WA; AMS IB. 2119, 287 mm SL, Port Arlington, Vic (38 ��07���S, 144 �� 40 ���E), 1947; AMS IB. 2120, 243 mm SL, Port Arlington, Vic (38 ��07���S, 144 �� 40 ���E), 7 Sep. 1947; AMS IB. 7593, 339 mm SL, Port Phillip Bay, Vic (38 ��09���S, 144 �� 52 ���E), 1966; CSIRO H 4317 -02, 451 mm SL, CSIRO H 4317 -04, 315 mm SL, fish market, from Port Phillip Bay, Vic, March 1997; NMV 29242 -001, 232 mm SL, off Wallaroo, Spencer Gulf, SA (33 �� 49 ��� 51 ���S, 137 �� 32 ���01���E), 22���29 m depth, 7 Oct. 2005; NMV A21467, 2 specimens, 144���179 mm SL, Vic, 13 Nov. 1979; NMV A 3509, 220 mm SL, off Point Ormand, just south of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip Bay, Vic (37 �� 53 ���S, 144 �� 59 ���E), 29 Oct. 1980; NMV A 19854, 255 mm SL, 3.2 km west of Sandringham, Port Phillip Bay, Vic (37 �� 57 ���S, 144 �� 57 ���E), 30 March 1971; WAM P. 24537 - 0 0 1, 404 mm SL, Mandurah, WA (32 �� 32 ���S, 115 �� 43 ���E), 1973; WAM P. 25720 -001, 493 mm SL, Five Fathom Bank, WA (32 �� 12 ���S, 115 �� 40 ���E), Dec. 1976; WAM P. 28294 -002, 212 mm SL, Lucky Bay, WA (34 ��00���S, 122 �� 14 ���E), 12 Apr. 1984. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: second dorsal- and analfin rays usually 14; gill rakers 2���3 + 9���11 = 11���14; interorbital width 5.8���14.6 % HL; suborbital width 6.1 ���10.0% HL; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; caudal fin with two to four black spots irregularly positioned posteroventrally in 155 mm SL or smaller specimens, three or four black spots serially arranged posteroventrally along caudal-fin margin in larger specimens. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 4. Data for all specimens presented first, followed by holotype condition in parentheses. Snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked. Interorbit narrower than orbital diameter. Upper iris lappet simple, triangular; lower simple, weakly convex. Nasal spine absent. Preorbital spine usually absent (including holotype), rarely present in some specimens. One suborbital spine usually present below posterior margin of eye in 221 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens (including holotype); one additional suborbital spine present below and slightly anterior to middle of eye in 144 mm SL specimen. Lower preopercular spine slightly longer than upper, not reaching opercular margin. Supplemental preopercular spine usually absent, present only on right side in 152 mm SL specimen. Finger-like interopercular flap present; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla reaches or beyond anterior margin of eye (beyond it). Anterior portion of upper jaw with some large conical or small to large caniniform (small caniniform) teeth medially. Palatine teeth irregularly arranged in usually two, sometimes three or four rows (two); row number tending to increase with growth. Vomerine teeth irregularly arranged in one or two (one) rows anteriorly, one to four (one) posteriorly, becoming larger posteriorly; posterior row number tending to increase with growth. Fleshy sensory tubes from suborbitals not covering cheek region; those from preopercle not covering cheek region in 144 mm SL and smaller specimens, usually partly or mostly covering ventral margin of cheek region in larger specimens (partly covering), rarely tubes not covering cheek region in some specimens. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching anal-fin origin to base of fourth anal-fin ray (reaching base of second anal-fin ray). Posterior margin of caudal fin tending to change with growth, slightly rounded or mostly straight by 212 mm SL, mostly straight or slightly concave by 339 mm SL, slightly concave in larger specimens (damaged in holotype). Color in alcohol. Color of holotype completely faded (Fig. 12 A). In other specimens (Fig. 11), ground color of head and body pale brown to dark brown above, paler below. Dorsal surface of head and body with many darker dots or small white spots, or without dots and spots. Some specimens with two distinct or indistinct darker bands below second dorsal fin. Side of body with or without gray band. First and second dorsal, and pectoral fins with small pale to dark brownish spots; those on pectoral fin tending to form bands. Pelvic fin pale brown or brown, with or without darker spots tending to form bands; outer margin of pelvic fin paler. Anal fin pale in smaller specimens, with melanophores along rays posteriorly in 221 mm SL or larger specimens; melanophores scattered over most of anal fin in 287 mm SL or larger specimens. Caudal fin with two to four black spots irregularly arranged posteroventrally in 155 mm SL or smaller specimens, with three or four black spots serially arranged posteroventrally along caudal fin margin in larger specimens; other areas of caudal fin with several small pale brown or brown spots or with indistinct irregular pale to dark brown markings. Distribution. Known from southern Australia, from Cape Everard, Vic (149 �� 16 ���E) to Kalbarri, WA (27 �� 42 ���S), including Tas and SA, mainly on shallow sand patches among seagrasses in bays and large estuaries in depths from 1 to 30 m (e.g., Last et al., 1983; Hoese et al., 2006; Gomon, 2008; this study). Size. Maximum length 90 cm (Last et al., 1983). The largest specimen examined in the present study was 493 mm SL (577 mm TL) (Fig. 11). Remarks. The holotype of P. speculator has 12 second dorsal-fin rays, whereas other specimens possessed 13���14 (usually 14). Because all specimens conformed closely with the other diagnostic characters, incuding other counts and proportional measurements (Table 4), the occurrence of 12 second dorsal-fin rays in the holotype is regarded as a rare intraspecific variation. Platycephalus speculator most closely resembles P. caeruleopunctatus (see Remarks under P. caeruleopunctatus for a comparison of the two species). The former is also similar to P. f uscus, P. endrachtensis, P. westraliae, P. angustus and P. australis sp. nov. (described below) from Australia, and P. indicus and P. cultellatus from the Indo-West Pacific in having a finger-like interopercular flap, but separable from them in having usually 14 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays (vs. usually 13 rays). Platycephalus castelnaui Macleay, 1881 (Fig. 12 B) and Planiprora melsoni Whitley, 1945 (Fig. 12 C) were regarded as junior synonyms of P. speculator by Paxton & Hanley (1989) and Hoese et al. (2006), but without justification. However, the synonymy of P. speculator and P. castelnaui is supported in this study on the basis of sharing 14 dorsal- and anal-fin rays, 13 gill rakers in total, a narrower interorbit (10.5 % HL) and suborbital width (8.2 % HL), and a finger-like interopercular flap present (see also Table 4). Although only the head (118 mm in length) of the holotype of Planiprora melsoni was retained, comparison with a non-type specimen of P. speculator with a similar head length (WAM P. 24537, 404 mm SL, 120 mm HL) showed the head proportional measurements to agree closely (SNL 26.3 % HL, OD 16.6 %, UJL 32.3 %, LJL 49.5 %, IW 12.4 %, POL 57.6 %, SW 9.0% in WAM P. 24537; see Table 4), confirming their conspecificity., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 167-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Klunzinger, C. B. (1872) Zur fischfauna von sud-Australien. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 38, 17 - 47. [plates 2]","McCulloch, A. R. (1929) Check list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part 3. 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Platycephalus australis sp. nov. Proposed common English name: Australian bartail flathead (Figs. 34 ���35, 36 A, 37; Tables 13���14) Platycephalus indicus (not Linnaeus, 1758): Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469; Knapp, 1999: 2409, unnumbered fig. (in part); Hoese et al., 2006: 942. Material examined. Holotype: WAM P. 29859 -001, 477 mm SL, Exmouth Gulf, WA, Australia (22 �� 28 ���S, 114 �� 13 ���E), 22 May 1988. *Tending to decrease with growth. **Nine or 10 caudal-fin rays in specimens Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin with a single small isolated spine anteriorly; second dorsal-fin rays 13���14, usually 13: anal-fin rays 13; pectoral-fin rays 19���21, usually 20; gill rakers 1���2 + 3���8 = 4���10 (tending to decrease with growth); postorbital length 51.6���63.6 % HL; snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, and occipital region scaled; upper iris lappet usually simple, triangular; a finger-like interopercular flap present; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth usually in one row; caudal fin with a yellow marking on midline when fresh. Description. Counts and measurements shown in Table 13. Data for all specimens, including both non-types and paratypes, presented first, followed by holotype in parentheses. Body greatly depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, but some cycloid scales on undersurface. Head greatly flattened, length 2.8���3.2 (3.2) in SL; scales covering snout, a small area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, occipital region, nape, and postorbital and opercular regions; suborbital region naked. Snout robust, longer than orbital diameter, length 3.6 ���4.0 (3.8) in HL. Upper surface of eye without papillae. Upper iris lappet simple, triangular dorsally; lower weakly convex (unobservable in holotype) (Fig. 35 B). Interorbital width 5.5���15.3 (6.3) in HL, increasing with growth; orbital diameter 5.4 ���8.0 (8.4) in HL, decreasing with growth; interorbit narrower than orbital diameter in smaller specimens, becoming equal to or wider than orbital diameter by 232 mm SL (including holotype). Spines and ridges on top and side of head weakly developed (Fig. 35 B). Nasal usually with a single distinct spine in 123 mm SL or smaller specimens (absent in 106 mm SL specimen), a small or rudimentary spine, or spine absent in larger specimens (absent in holotype). Lachrymal with two embedded antrorse spines. Single preocular spine present. Single preorbital spine present or absent in 109 mm SL or smaller specimens, absent in larger specimens (including holotype). Suborbital ridge usually with a spine below and slightly posterior to posterior margin of eye, often with a spine below and slightly anterior to middle of eye in 125 mm or smaller specimens (lacking both spines on right side of 123 mm SL specimen); with or without a spine below and slightly posterior to posterior margin of eye in 175 to 270 mm SL specimens; and without spines in 273 mm SL or larger specimens (including holotype). Supraorbital ridge serrated posteriorly, with one to seven small spines (two on left and one on right in holotype). Single postocular spine present. Pterotic with one to six spines (one). Frontal and supraoccipital with entirely smooth ridges. Parietal with one or two spines (rudimental spine on left, spine absent on right). Supratemporal usually with one spine (sometimes two or zero) in 294 mm SL or smaller specimens (spines absent in 415 mm SL specimen and holotype). Posttemporal usually with one spine; rarely absent in some specimens in 125 mm SL or larger (including holotype). Supracleithrum usually with one spine (spine absent only in holotype). Preopercle with two distinct spines; lower spine slightly longer than upper (including holotype) or spines subequal, not reaching posterior margin of opercle; upper spine with supplementary spine in 147 mm SL or smaller specimens, usually without in 184 mm SL or larger specimens (including holotype) (rudimental supplementary spine in 294 mm SL specimen). Opercle with two spines, lacking prominent ridge. Finger-like interopercular flap present; margin of interopercle not scalloped. Maxilla reaching beyond anterior margin of orbit, length 2.6���2.8 (2.6) in HL, tending to extend posteriorly with growth [just below posterior margin of orbit in largest examined specimen (holotype)]. Teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, a single shallow V-shaped or crescentic patch on vomer (shallow crescentic patch in holotype); tooth band on upper jaw lacking distinct notch mesially. Upper jaw with several large conical or small caniniform (large conical in holotype) teeth anteromedially, villiform teeth anterolaterally, teeth tending to be larger medially; remainder of jaw with small conical and villiform teeth; teeth absent on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw. Lower jaw usually with one villiform tooth row laterally (a narrow villiform band in holotype) and one small to moderate conical tooth row medially, teeth tending to become larger posteriorly; lateral villiform teeth forming two or three rows anteriorly in several paratypes and non-types. Palatine with two tooth rows; inner row with small conical teeth, outer row with small villiform teeth. Vomer with single villiform to moderate conical (moderate conical in holotype) tooth row; some specimens 147 mm SL or larger with additional villiform teeth anteriorly and/or posteriorly (teeth anteriorly in holotype). Lip margins without papillae. Fleshy sensory tubes on suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region. Pored scales in lateral line each with a pair of sensory ducts and exterior openings posteriorly. First dorsal fin originating posterior to opercular margin. First and second dorsal fin narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly, length 5.6���8.1 (7.1) in SL. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching between anus and base of fourth anal-fin ray (reaching anal-fin origin), length 4.0��� 5.1 (4.5) in SL. Caudal fin usually slightly rounded or mostly straight posteriorly (slightly concave in holotype), length 5.5���6.8 (7.2) in SL. Color in alcohol. In holotype (Fig. 34), body and head brown above, pale below. Head with single indistinct, dark brown band crossing occipital and anterior opercular regions. Side of head with many small dark brown spots. Body with two dark brown bands below second dorsal fin; anterior band broad, posterior band narrow. First and second dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins with small, dark brownish spots along rays. Pectoral and pelvic fins with paler outer margins. Anal fin pale, with melanophores along membrane between seventh to last fin rays; melanophores thicker posteriorly. Caudal fin with the following markings: a long dark brown band on both the upper and lower portions; short blackish band above long dark brown band on upper portion; short dark brown band below long dark brown band on lower portion; small brownish spots on dorsal portion. In paratypes and non-types, caudal fin usually with three dark brown or black bands; middle band paler than dorsal and ventral bands. In CSIRO H 3916 -01 (415 mm SL, paratype) caudal fin with four bands; middle two bands brownish, and dorsal and ventral two bands dark brown. Color when fresh (based on color photographs; Figs. 36 A, 37). Caudal fin with yellow marking on midline; its size variable, small (Fig. 36 A), medium (Fig. 37 A) or large (Fig. 37 A). Other coloration similar to preserved condition. Distribution. Known from northern Australia, from Exmouth Gulf, WA (22 �� 28 ���S) to south of Moreton Bay, Qld (27 �� 25 ���S) in depths from at least 0.5���36 m (this study). Size. Recorded maximum length 477 mm SL (554 mm TL) (this study; Fig. 34). Etymology. The specific name australis derived from Latin is proposed in reference to its type locality, Australia. Remarks. Platycephalus australis sp. nov. has previously been misidentified as Platycephalus indicus, both species being characterized by usually 13 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, the snout, area anteroventral to the eye, interorbit and occipital region scaled, large caniniform teeth absent on the upper jaw, a finger-like interopercular flap, palatine teeth arranged in two rows and the caudal fin with a yellow marking on the middle when fresh. In fact, the yellow mid-caudal fin marking occurs only in the above two species. However, P. australis sp. nov. is separable from P. i n di c us in having fewer total gill rakers (4���10 in P. australis vs. 7���10 in P. i n di c us, tending to decrease with growth in both species) and a longer postorbital region (51.6���63.6 % HL vs. 51.4���61.6 % HL) than the latter at a comparable size, although a considerable overlap occurs (Fig. 38). In addition, P. australis sp. nov. differs from P. indicus in having a greater number of pectoral-fin rays (19���21, usually 20 vs. 18-20, usually 19) (Table 14). The validity of P. australis sp. nov. has also been demonstrated from genetically reconstructed phylogenetic relationships of Platycephalus, showing that ��� P. indicus ��� from Australia, including a specimen with a yellow marking on the mid-caudal fin (thus probably P. australis sp. nov.) and P. i nd i c u s from the Indian Ocean and Indonesia are included in different monophyletic clades, the degree of speciation between the two species being similar to that of P. conatus and P. richardsoni (sister species) (W. White, personal communication, 20 June 2013). A detailed comparison of P. australis sp. nov. and P. i ndicus is presented in Table 13. Among other species with usually 13 second dorsal- and anal-fin rays, P. australis sp. nov. is easily distinguished from P. endrachtensis in having a broader interorbit and longer postorbital region (interorbital width 6.5���18.1 % HL and postorbital length 51.6���63.6 % HL in P. australis sp. nov. vs. 7.7 ���12.0% HL and 50.7���56.9 % HL in P. endrachtensis) (Fig. 30), from P. angustus, P. cultellatus, P. f u s cu s, and Platycephalus sp. 1 and sp. 2 (sensu Nakabo, 2002) in having the first dorsal fin with a single small isolated spine anteriorly (usually two in the other species), and from P. westraliae in having a simple triangular upper iris lappet (usually broad and bilobed in P. westraliae)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2015, Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species, pp. 151-207 in Zootaxa 3904 (2) on pages 199-203, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233552, {"references":["Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae, 10 th edition. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (= Stockholm), ii + 824 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp, L. W. (1999) Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter, K. E. & Niem, V. H. (Eds.), FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fish. Part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2385 - 2421.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allen, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Nakabo, T. (2002) Platycephalidae. In: Nakabo, T. (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. 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Knapp, Leslie W., Imamura, Hisashi (2014): Grammoplites vittatus (Valenciennes), (Scorpaeniformes, Platycephalidae), removed from synonymy with Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus). Zootaxa 3846 (3): 447-450, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3846.3.8

Key to the Species of Grammoplites 1a Uppermost preopercular spine not reaching opercular margin; all LL scales bearing a spine; no discrete black blotch at rear of first dorsal fin; anal fin rays 12..................................................................................................................... 2 1b Uppermost preopercular spine reaching to or past opercular margin; posterior LL scales may not bear spines; rear of first dorsal fin with prominent black blotch; anal-fin rays 13................................................................... G. suppositus 2a Total GR count usually 6; dorsum brown with 3���4 darker bands; anal fin dusky, often with dark ray tips................ 3 2b Total GR count 7���8; dorsum gray or light tan with 5���6 indistinct bands; anal fin whitish........................... G. vittatus 3a Interorbital width 9.8���13.1 % of HL; caudal fin usually with broad dark band at rear edge .......................... G. scaber 3b Interorbital width 6.4���8.4 % of HL; caudal fin yellowish.. ............................................................................ G. knappi Remarks. Grammoplites suppositus (Troschel, 1840) is found from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and the Bay of Bengal. The range of G. vittatus appears to be restricted to the Persian Gulf and the northern Arabian Sea. Grammoplites scaber is more widely distributed, from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Thailand and Indonesia. Grammoplites knappi was reported by Imamura and Amaoka (1994) from the Gulf of Thailand, Hainan Island, China. and from off Sarawak, Borneo. Additional collecting will hopefully determine more exact range limits for these species., Published as part of Knapp, Leslie W. & Imamura, Hisashi, 2014, Grammoplites vittatus (Valenciennes), (Scorpaeniformes, Platycephalidae), removed from synonymy with Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus), pp. 447-450 in Zootaxa 3846 (3) on page 450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/4928695

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Heemstra, Phillip C., Imamura, Hisashi (2014): A new species of the sandperch genus Parapercis from the western Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae). Zootaxa 3802 (3): 335-345, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3802.3.3

Parapercis albiventer sp. nov. New English name: Whitebelly sandperch Figures 1A–E, 2A–C, 4A–B. Tables 1 –2 Parapercis xanthozona (non Bleeker): Playfair & Günther, 1867:69, pl. VIII, fig. 3 (Zanzibar). Heemstra, 1986:741, pl. 113, 234.8 (South Africa, with uncertainty). Holotype. SAIAB 15019 (female, 143.2 mm SL), 26°53'S, 32°52'E, off Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 18.3 m, hook and line, coll. P. C. Heemstra, 1 Nov. 1980. Paratypes. 11 specimens, 63.0– 168.2 mm SL (* indicates specimen with proportional data taken). BMNH 1867.3.9.511* (1 female, 125.1), Tanzania, western Indian Ocean, no other data. MNHN 1992-892 * (1 female 124.2, 1 male 142.3), Vonhira, Madagascar, western Indian Ocean, 15 Mar. 1967. SAIAB 9430 * (1 male, 148.0), 27°31'S, 32°41'E, Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, coll. P. C. Heemstra et al., 2 Apr. 1979. SAIAB 46245 (1, 70.2), 30°18'S, 30°49'E, Aliwal Shoal southern ledges, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ichthyocide, P. C. Heemstra & C. Buxton, 18 Jun.1994. SAIAB 50377 (1, 63.0), 26°46'S, 32°53'E, Ponta Malongane, Mozambique, 24-26 m, ichthyocide, coll. P. C. Heemstra, 3 Nov. 1995. SAIAB 60347 * (1 female, 140.1), 26°24'S, 32°55'E, inner pinnacle, Ponta Milibangalala, Mozambique, 19 m, ichthyocide, coll. P.C. & E. Heemstra & A. Bentley, 2 May 1999. SAIAB 97481 * (1 female, 154.7), 25°1.7'S, 46°59.7'E, Douane Beach, Fort Dauphin, Anosy, Madagascar, gill net, coll. P. C. Heemstra et al., 5 May 2010. SAIAB 98609 * (1 male, 158.9), 25°1.7'S, 46°59.7'E, Douane Beach, Fort Dauphin, Anosy, Madagascar, gill net, coll. P. C. Heemstra et al., 6 May 2010. SAIAB 188850 (1, 150), 26°40.2'S, 32°54.65'E, Techobanine, S. Mozambique, Africa, 20 m, spear, coll. A. D. Connell, 3 Jan. 2011. SAIAB 191147 * (1 male, 168.2), 30°16.8'S, 30°49.2'E, Aliwal Shoal, South Africa, 31 m, ichthyocide, coll. P. C. Heemstra, 26 Sep. 2002. Diagnosis. A species of Parapercis with a bright white ventral surface, without color markings on lower fourth of body; a row of 10 reddish blotches present at vertical through lower half of pectoral-fin base, the lower part of each blotch with a solid black bar ventrally. It can also be distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: dorsal-fin rays V, 21; anal fin rays I, 17; 3 pairs of enlarged canines at front of lower jaw; pored lateralline scales 55–59 (mainly 58); pectoral-fin rays 17–18 (mainly 17); gill rakers 16–19 in total; and a different coloration: 3 pairs of dark broad bands on upper lip; curved black band on front of underside of chin; medium-sized orange-red irregular spots on entire dorsal surface of head; small irregular spots densely covering nape and dorsal surface of body; row of faint red blotches, on paler background, along body axis; caudal fin with two black longitudinally elongate bars on anterior half, black spots on upper and lower thirds, central third of posterior margin of fin solid black, and a bright white patch on posterior half of middle caudal-fin rays, surrounded by irregular black marks. Description. The following data are provided for the holotype, followed by all measured/counted specimens in parentheses when different, except for other indications. Dorsal-fin rays V, 21 (1 paratype with missing 3rd or 4th spine; 1 with missing 5th spine); anal-fin rays I, 17; all dorsal- and anal-fin rays branched, last to base; pectoral-fin rays 17 (16 or 17, mainly 17), upper ray unbranched, others including lowermost branched; pelvic-fin rays I, 5; branched caudal-fin rays 15; lateral-line scales 59 (55–59, mainly 58), not including 3 (3–5) smaller pored scales on caudal-fin base; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 6, to base of anterior soft rays of dorsal fin 6.5 (5.5 or 6.5); scales below lateral line in oblique row to origin of anal fin 19 (17–21, mainly 19); circumpeduncular scales 29 (29 or 30); predorsal scales 9 (9 or 10), extending just anterior to a vertical from preopercle margin; gill rakers on 1st arch 6+12=18 (5–7+10–12=16–19); branchiostegal rays 6; vertebrae 10 + 20=30 (5 specimens, including the holotype, examined). Body elongate, relatively depressed anteriorly, becoming rounded and cylindrical medially, compressed posteriorly. Body depth at head 13.6% (12.7–15.7%) SL; body width at head 17.2% (17.1–18.8%) SL; head depressed, particularly anterior portion, elongate; head length 30.8 (29.3–30.8%) SL; snout pointed, its length 10.8% (9.0–10.8%) SL; orbital diameter 6.1% (5.0–6.7%) SL; eyes directed more laterally than dorsally, fleshy interorbital space narrow, 3.0% (2.3–3.1%) SL; caudal-peduncle depth 8.9% (8.0–8.9%) SL; caudal-peduncle length 8.4% (7.2–9.0%) SL. Mouth horizontal to slightly oblique, lower jaw protruding, with curved canine teeth at front of lower jaw slightly projecting, barely visible when mouth is closed; upper jaw extending to vertical at middle of eye (slightly beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye in small specimen), upper-jaw length 12.1% (11.0–12.5%) SL; upper jaw with 26/27 (25–28) outer curved, subequal canines on each side, first 2 slightly larger; broad inner band of villiform teeth anteriorly, narrowing gradually to form two rows at rear of jaw; front of lower jaw on each side with 3 enlarged curved canines in distinctly separate outer row; teeth nearest symphysis smallest, the others gradually increasing in size laterally, last in the series largest; broad inner band of villiform teeth extending posteriorly from symphysis to side of jaw just posterior to largest tooth in outer row; next 9/10 (9–11) teeth in single row, gradually curved and abruptly increasing in size, followed by single row of 12 (10–12) smaller slightly curved conical teeth. Vomer with 3 irregular crescentic rows of subequal teeth, those on 1st row slightly larger. No teeth on palatines. Tongue spatulate with broadly rounded tip. Gill membranes united with broad free fold, not attached to isthmus. Gill rakers short, longest about 2–3 times in length of longest gill filament on 1st gill arch. Anterior nostril small, inconspicuous, anterior to mid-eye, slightly less than half distance from anterior margin of eye to snout tip, with membranous posterior flap, the latter folded around base forming partial tube, flap usually lying flat against snout in preserved specimens. Posterior nostril slightly more than half distance from anterior margin of eye to anterior nostril, dorsoposterior to, and about same width as anterior nostril, its opening simple, oval; internarial distance subequal to diameter of posterior nostril. Opercle with distinctly exposed, robust, pointed spine; angle of subopercle expanded and armed with a cluster of 4 (4 or 5) small poorly defined spinules, remainder of subopercle entire, margins naked and broadly rounded; posterior margin of preopercle free from the gill cover, weakly serrated, with many poorly defined, widely-spaced knobs. Lateral line continuous, ascending smoothly from opercle to below second or third soft dorsal-fin ray, then approximately following contour of back; scales on body ctenoid; on nape cycloid anteriorly and weakly ctenoid posteriorly; on cheeks cycloid, except for a few ctenoid scales near posterior margin of preopercle; ctenoid scales on space between pectoral-fin base and gape of gill chamber; cycloid on breast; cycloid anteriorly on midline of belly, weakly ctenoid posteriorly; scales on cheek extending forward approximately to vertical at anterior margin of orbit; no scales on dorsal, anal or pelvic fins; 4 (3 or 4) rows of small feebly ctenoid scales on base of pectoral-fin rays, except for the very last scales which are cycloid; elongate ctenoid scales densely arranged on proximal threefourths of caudal fin. Origin of dorsal fin just posterior to vertical from tip of opercular flap, predorsal length 32.5% (30.5–33.4%) SL; first four dorsal-fin spines progressively longer, first short, 1.7% (1.5–2.7%) SL; 3rd (3rd or 4th, usually 4th) spine longest, 5.0% (4.8–6.3%) SL; 5th dorsal-fin spine slightly shorter, 3.2% (3.1–4.4%) SL; fifth spine connected by membrane to opposite tip of the spine on 1st soft dorsal-fin ray; 3rd to 15th dorsal-fin soft rays subequal, the longest ray 9.9% (9.2–12.2%) SL; origin of anal fin below base of 5th soft dorsal-fin ray, preanal length 50.0% (48.6–51.3%) SL; anal-fin spine slender, closely attached to 1st soft ray, 3.7% (3.6–4.4%) SL; penultimate anal-fin ray longest, 10.5% (9.7–11.5%) SL; caudal fin truncated to slightly rounded, its length 17.2% (16.5–20.0%) SL; short elongation on upper lobe in most specimens examined, absent in other specimens; pectoral fins rounded, 9th (9th or 10th) ray usually longest, 18.5 (17.3–18.7%) SL, subequal to or slightly longer than pelvic fins; origin of pelvic fins in advance of upper base of pectoral fins and approximately on vertical from upper corner of operculum, prepelvic length 26.7% (24.1–27.7%) SL; pelvic-fin spine closely attached to first soft ray, its termination fleshy and difficult to accurately determine; 4th soft pelvic-fin ray longest, not reaching anus (just anterior to vent in larger specimens, to anal-fin origin in smaller specimens), 20.2 (17.8–23.0%) SL. Pores of cephalic sensory system with row of four large pores above maxilla, one above vertical at anterior nostril, other between verticals at lower half of eye; four pores near nostrils, two above, one between and one below; irregular row of three pores on either side anteriorly in interorbital space; irregular series of small pores medially on posterior half of interorbital space; numerous small pores with subcutaneous canals posteriorly on occiput, pores divided into several irregular double series, from anterior end of lateral line on body, continuing to ventral margin of eye, opercle and subopercle; cheek with 8 (8 or 9) irregular double pore series; irregular double series of small pores (up to 30 in number) along margin of preopercle; series of four large pores on mandible; single large pore at front of chin. Color in life (Figs. 2A–C). Body ground color reddish, with ventral surface bright white; medium orange-red blotches, about pupil size, on dorsal surface of head, eye, cheek and gill cover; smaller irregular reddish spots densely covering dorsal surfaces of nape and body; interspaces of these patches and spots pale red or blue; 3 short deep-red bands on each side of upper lip; pupil black. A series of 10 faint reddish blotches encircled by paler color along a vertical of pectoral fin base; 10 deep-red blotches, subequal to eye, with short solid dark bar on underside of blotches, interspace of blotches bright white with small pale red spot. Small black patch on spinous dorsal fin, between bases of 3rd and 4th spines; 2 rows of deep red spots on soft dorsal fin; pectoral fin reddish, nearly transparent; pelvic fin bright white; anal fin not visible from these photographs; caudal fin with scattered irregular black spots in upper and lower thirds of the fin; 2 longitudinally-elongate black blotches at middle of anterior half of fin; an irregular bright white blotch at middle of posterior half of fin; middle posterior margin of fin black. Color in freshly caught specimens (Figs. 1A, C–E). Upper three-fourths of body reddish and lower fourth of body bright white. Medium red patches, about pupil size, on dorsal surface of head, eye, cheek and gill cover; smaller irregular red spots densely covering nape and dorsal surface of head; three short black bands on upper lip; pupil black. A broad faint red stripe about same height as pectoral fin base along body axis; a row of 10 deep-red blotches, each with a black bar on lower margin, evenly distributed, first below pectoral fin; interspaces white with reddish spots. A small black spot between bases of 3rd and 4th dorsal-fin spine; two rows of small spots on soft dorsal-fin; row of slightly larger black spots on membrane of anal fin; caudal fin with scattered irregular black spots in upper and lower thirds of fin; two longitudinally-elongate black blotches at middle of anterior half of fin, sometimes connected posteriorly; irregular bright white blotch at middle of posterior half of fin; upper and lower thirds of posterior caudal-fin margins reddish; middle third of posterior caudal-fin margin black. Color in preservative (Figs. 1B, 4A–B). Body uniformly yellowish brown; some small brown patches on dorsal surface of head, eye, cheek and gill cover; small faint dots, each about one scale in width, loosely covering dorsal surface of nape and body; three short black bands on each side of upper lip; underside of chin with a curved bar (divided into two spots in holotype and some paratypes). A row of 10 short dark brown bars evenly distributed from vertical at pectoral-fin base, first bar below pectoral fin base. A paler brown spot between short bars; two rows of brown spots on dorsal fin, those on upper row associated with fin membranes, those on lower row associated with fin rays; row of black spots on anal fin associated with fin membranes near the fin base (absent or fewer in number and restricted to posterior portion of the fin in smaller paratypes); caudal fin with scattered irregular black spots in upper and lower thirds of fin; two longitudinally-elongate black blotches at middle of anterior half of fin, sometimes connected posteriorly; no bright white blotch on rear middle half of fin; middle third of posterior caudal-fin margin black. Etymology. The specific name, albiventer, is from the Latin for white ventral surface, in reference to the bright white immaculate color on ventral fourth of the body. Size. Largest specimen examined is 168.2 mm SL. Distribution. The type series was collected from Madagascar, southern Mozambique and South Africa. Literature records for the species (misidentified as P. xanthozona) include Zanzibar (Playfair & Günther, 1867) and South Africa (Heemstra, 1986). Specimens were collected at depths 18.3–31.0 m, mainly at depths less than 30 m. Sexual dimorphism. Most specimens were dissected to determine sex, including four mature males and five mature females, all with well-developed gonads. The range for mature males is slightly larger (142.3–168.2 mm SL) than that of females (124.2–154.7 mm SL). Other specimens are either immature or indeterminate. No distinct differences were observed from external morphology, except that males have two or three faint oblique bands on the cheek whereas the female has fainter and somewhat shorter bands than those of the males. Comparisons. As mentioned above, P. albiventer sp. nov. shares a row of blotches (black bars or spots in preservative) on the lower portion of the body and other similar features of its color pattern with a number of congeners. Of these, the new species is most similar to P. stricticeps (Figs. 3A–B, 4C) from eastern Australia in having a similar body coloration and distribution of spots on the median fins. It differs from P. stricticeps in having 9 or 10 predorsal scales and 55–58 pored lateral-line scales (vs. 10–12 and 57–59, respectively); medium-sized patches on the head, cheek and gill covering (vs. fewer and scattered small black spots on dorsal surface of the head and oblique bars on cheeks and/or gill covering); irregular reddish spots on the nape and dorsal surface densely and evenly distributed (vs. brown spots forming 9 or 10 regular dotted blotches on dorsal surface); no spots on underside of the chin, except for a curved bar at front, and mandible (vs. underside of head including mandible with broad dark bars); a pale chest (vs. usually 3–5 dark spots on chest); and blotches on the lateral body ending as a black bar (vs. blotches extending to ventral surface). The key for species provided by Cantwell (1964) and Randall (2001) did not include P. stricticeps, which was identified as P. xanthozona (Fig. 4B), a species known from the eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans. Our new species differs from P. xanthozona by having blotches on the lower lateral body short, each ending with a black bar ventrally, not extending into lower quarter of the body (vs. no black bar associated with lateral body blotches and blotches long, extending to the ventral surface); black bars on upper lip (vs. absent or very faint when present); row of black spots on basal portion of the anal fin (vs. on middle portion of the fin); medium-sized patches on the head (vs. absent from the head and 1 or 2 oblique stripes on cheek); large irregular black marks on the caudal fin, middle third of the posterior caudal fin margin black (vs. spots on caudal fin, middle third of the posterior caudal fin with dusky margin, but never solid black); spots on the dorsal fin small, not crossing the fin membranes (vs. mid-row of spots extending across fin membranes); pale strip on the body axis about same width as the pectoral-fin base (vs. slightly above the body axis and much narrower); no orange bar on the pectoral-fin base (vs. orange bar present); bright white patch on posterior half of the caudal fin surrounded by black marks or spots (vs. white patch on central portion of the caudal fin, not surrounded by black marks or spots). The five dorsal-fin spines distinguish the new species from P. bimacula, P. clathrata and P. millepunctata, which have modally 4 dorsal-fin spines. The three pairs of canines on front of the lower jaw separate the new species from P. kamoharai and P. multiplicata, which have modally four pairs of canines. The relatively few pored lateral-line scales separate the new species from P. robinsoni (77–84 scales; data from Randall & Stroud, 1985). The new species is sympatric with P. punctulata (Fig. 5A) in the western Indian Ocean and allopatric with P. tetracantha (Fig. 5B) from the eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans. They have a row of black blotches on lower half of body when preserved, but can be easily distinguished from the new species by lacking large black and white marks on the caudal fin. Parapercis albiventer also differs from a recently described species, Parapercis maramara Sparks & Baldwin, 2012, from Madagascar, in having a relatively short pelvic fin (reaching vent in larger specimens and origin of anal fin in smaller specimens vs. reaching 2nd ray of anal fin); a black bar, sometimes breaking into 2 black spots, on the chin (vs. no black bar on chin); a broad, faint red stripe on body axis (vs. a row of pale patches usually with a black central spot on body axis). Comparative material. Parapercis stricticeps: QM I.1708 (153.3), holotype of Percis stricticeps, dry specimen, Southport, Queensland, Australia. QM 23072 (3, 114.2-140.2), 21°18'S, 151°19.8'E, off Swain Reefs, 58-61 m, 14 Sep. 1986. QM 31316 (1, 159.1), 26°39'S, 153°11'E, Gneering Shoals, 10 km E of Mooloolaba, 19 m, 14 Oct. 1998. Parapercis xanthozona: RMNH 5946 (140.4), holotype of Percis xanthozona, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. ASIZP 72225 (1, 165), Jin-shan, Taiwan, 31 Oct. 2009. HUMZ 122201 (1, 150.6), no data. MNHN 1980-648, 1980-649 (3, 47.4

Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829 [English name: Longspine Flathead] (Figs 1���3, 5���6, 8���9) Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829: 242 (type locality: unknown). Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884: 170 (type locality: outside Port Jackson, NSW, Australia); McCulloch 1929: 401; Coleman 1980: 108, an unnumbered color fig.; Hutchins and Thompson 1983: 78, fig. 111; Hutchins and Swainston 1986: 127, fig. 199; May and Maxwell 1986: 276, an unnumbered fig.; Paxton and Hanley 1989: 469; Knapp 1991: 29, tab. 3; Kuiter 1993: 102, one unnumbered fig.; Hoese et al. 2006: 942; Imamura 2006: 305, tab. 1; Gomon, 2008: 517, fig. 12. Longitrudis longispinis: Whitley 1931a: 327; Whitley 1931b: 159; Whitley 1964: 57. Material examined. Holotype: MNHN 6844, 212 mm SL, locality unknown. Other type: AMS I. 16355-001, 233 mm SL, holotype of Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884, outside Port Jackson, NSW, Australia (33��50���S, 151��20���E), 91 m depth, 1884. Non-types (44 specimens, 120���286 mm SL, from southeastern to southwestern Australia): AMS E. 1604, 177 mm SL, Fraser Island, Qld (25��38���S, 153��20���E), coll. Endeavour; AMS E. 2312, 189 mm SL, Doubtful Islands, WA (34��37���S, 119��58���E), coll. Endeavour; AMS E. 2424, 216.9 mm SL, Investigator Strait, SA (35��37���S, 137��45���E), coll. Endeavour; AMS I. 11020, 175 mm SL, off Boomerang Hill, Fraser Island, Qld (25��20���S, 153��17���E), 27 m depth, 29 June 1910; AMS I. 12305, 178 mm SL, AMS I. 12306, 260 mm SL, Doubtful Islands, WA (34��S, 119��E), 37���46 m depth, 30 November 1911; AMS I. 12395, 136 mm SL, Investigator Strait, SA (35��25���S, 137��22���E), 1912, coll. Endeavour; AMS I. 41259- 001, 3 specimens, 180���204 mm SL, southeast of Harrington, NSW (31��52���S, 152��42���E), 50 m depth, 29 March 2002; AMS I. 16887-001, 7 specimens, 120���190 mm SL, Jervis Bay, NSW (35��03���S, 150��44���E), 16���24 m depth, 22 September 1971; AMS I.19832-001, 2 specimens, 191���212 mm SL, 6 km off Whale Beach, Sydney, NSW (33��39���S, 151��23���E), 55 m depth, 10 October 1976; AMS IB. 2750, 179 mm SL, off Point Lookout, Qld (27.4��S, 153.5��E); AMS I.20194-015, 4 of 6 specimens, 159���236 mm SL, Investigator Strait, SA (35��20���S, 137��50���E), 20 m depth, 14 March 1978; CSIRO CA 3689, 230 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, WA (32��30���S, 126��43���E), 36.0 m depth, 1 December 1981; CSIRO H5316- 01, 213 mm SL, Great Australian Bight, SA (31��49���S, 130��45���E��� 31��50���S, 130��45���E), 54 m depth, 14 May 2000; CSIRO H4216-01, 260 mm SL, south of Newcastle, NSW (33��04���S, 151��44���E), 33 m depth, 26 March 1996; NMV A 3395, 250 mm SL, eastern Bass Strait, Vic (37��51���06���S, 149��09���00���E), 15.5 m depth, 15 September 1983; NMV A29360 -011, 204 mm SL, northeast of Rottnest Island, WA (31��56���45������ 31��56���08���S, 115��28���03������ 115��30���49���E), 20���34 m depth, 9 April 2006; WAM P.16495-001, 4 of 11 specimens, 153���193 mm SL, Rottnest Island, WA (32��00���S, 115��30���E); WAM P. 22181-001, 1 of 2 specimens, 164 mm SL, Cockburn Sound, WA (32��11���S, 115��43���E), 25 September 1972; WAM P. 27009-002, 286 mm SL, Perth, WA (31��30���S, 115��35���E), 16 November 1980; WAM P.27450-001, 244 mm SL, West End, WA (32��00���S, 115��30���E), 30 December 1981; WAM P.277219-007, 162 mm SL, WA (28��48���S, 114��03���E), 22 Nov. 1980; WAM P.28613-011, 157 mm SL, King George Sound, WA (35��01���S, 117��57���E), 14���18 m depth, 4 March 1986; WAM P.28614-002, 2 specimens, 201���207 mm SL, King George Sound, WA (35��03���S, 117��57���E), 50 m depth, 4 March 1986; WAM P.31696-002, 146 mm SL, Dorre Island, Shark Bay, WA (25��01.48���S, 113��17.53���E), 26 November 1997; WAM P.32269-002, 123 mm SL, Cape Peron North, Shark Bay, WA (25��30.604���S, 113��33.913���E��� 25��31.115���S, 113��33.937���E), 12.6���13.2 m depth, 2 October 2002; WAM P.32278-008, 128 mm SL, Cape Peron North, Shark Bay, WA (25��23.667���S, 113��26.082���E��� 25��23.097���S, 113��26.057���E), 16.9��� 16.7 m depth, 3 October 2002; QM I. 32902, 148 mm SL, east of Fraser Island, Qld (25��26���S, 153��15���E), 30.2 m depth, 21 April 2001. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with the following combination of characters: 14 second dorsal and anal fin rays; 73���82 lateral line scales; 19���26 total gill rakers; interorbit becoming wider with growth, narrower than orbital diameter; no distinct interopercular flap (sometimes a small flap or weak convexity present); supraoccipital with a ridge; lower preopercular spine much longer than upper, usually extending nearly to posterior margin of opercle, length ratio of lower:upper spines 1.9���3.3: 1, this ratio tending to become smaller with growth; absence of large canine teeth on anteromedial portion of upper jaw; head and body without small dark dots; and posteroventral portion of caudal fin with a blackish or dark-brownish marking. Description. Counts and proportional measurements as given in Table 1. Below, data ranges for all specimens presented first, followed by value for holotype (in parentheses). Body depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, but some cycloid scales on undersurface. Interorbital, occipital, postorbital, and opercular regions scaled; snout and area anteroventral to eye naked (including holotype) or scaled; lower half of suborbital region naked. Head moderately flattened; its length 2.8���3.4 (2.9) in SL. Snout slender; its length 3.4���3.9 (3.5) in HL, longer than orbital diameter. Upper surface of eye without papillae. Iris lappet triangular, simple, and well expanded dorsally, and small, simple, and weakly convex ventrally (Fig. 9). Interorbital width 8.1���14.5 (11.4) in HL, becoming wider with growth but always less than orbital diameter. Spines and ridges weakly developed on top and side of head (Fig. 9). Nasal lacking spines. Lachrymal usually with two (including holotype), rarely three or four antrorse spines. Preorbital spine absent. Single preocular spine present. Suborbital spines usually absent (including holotype); one suborbital spine sometimes present below posterior margin of eye; one suborbital spine rarely present below middle of eye. Supraorbital ridge weakly serrated posteriorly. Single postorbital spine usually present (including holotype), rarely two spines present or spines absent. Pterotic ridge usually with single spine (including holotype), rarely entirely smooth or with two spines. Frontal ridges lacking spines. Parietal usually with single spine, rarely with two spines or spines absent (including holotype). Supraoccipital with single ridge on midline, usually ending in spine posteriorly, rarely lacking spine (including holotype). Supratemporal and posttemporal usually lacking spines (including holotype), but sometimes with single spine. Supracleithrum with single spine. Preopercle with two spines; lower spine much longer than upper, usually not quite reaching posterior margin of opercle (including holotype), rarely just reaching it or extending slightly beyond it; length ratio of lower:upper spines 1.9���3.3: 1 (unmeasured), this ratio tending to become smaller with growth (Fig. 10); upper lacking supplementary spine. Opercle with two indistinct spines, lacking prominent ridge. Interopercular flap usually absent (as in holotype), sometimes small flap or weak convexity present; margin of interopercle smooth. Maxilla extending beyond anterior margin of eye; length 2.7���3.2 (2.8) in HL. Teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, and in V-shaped patch on vomer; tooth band on upper jaw lacking distinct notch anteromedially. Upper jaw with some small, moderate, or large conical teeth, or small canine teeth (moderate conical teeth) anteromedially; remainder of jaw with small conical and/or villiform teeth (small conical teeth). Lower jaw teeth arranged in narrow band; innermost row formed by small or moderate conical teeth (moderate teeth); other teeth villiform or small conical (small conical). Palatine teeth villiform or small conical (villiform) to small or moderate conical (small), irregularly arranged in two to five rows (three rows), tending to become larger medially; tooth row number tending to increase with growth. Anterior vomerine teeth villiform or small conical (small conical), irregularly arranged in one to three (one) rows; posterior vomerine teeth moderate and/or large conical (large conical) in two to four (three) rows, becoming larger posteriorly; anterior and posterior row numbers tending to increase with growth. Lip margins without papillae. Skinny sensory tubes arising from suborbitals undeveloped, not extending to cheek region (Figs 5���6). Tubes arising from preopercle tending to develop with growth and to show geographic cline (see discussion above): in western population from Great Australian Bight, SA, to Shark Bay, WA, extending anterodorsally and dorsally with growth (including holotype), well developed and mostly completely covering this region in largest specimen; in eastern population from Fraser Island, Qld, to Jervis Bay, NSW, extending dorsally with growth, moderately developed and only covering lower half of this region in largest specimen (Figs 5���6). Pored scales in lateral line each with one exterior opening posteriorly; opening in most pored scales directed posteroventrally, but in several scales posterodorsally. First dorsal fin originating posterior to opercular margin. First and second dorsal fins narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly, length 5.9���7.8 (6.3) in SL. Posterior tip of pelvic fin situated between anus and second anal fin ray; length 3.9���4.8 (broken) in SL. Caudal fin slightly concave posteriorly; length 5.4���7.4 (6.0) in SL. Color in alcohol.���Color considerably faded in holotype, retaining only white spots on dorsal surface of body, pale brown spots on first and second dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins, and brownish spots on dorsal portion and dusky marking on posteroventral portion of caudal fin (Fig. 1). In non-types (Fig. 8), head and body pale brown, with scattered small brown and sometimes white spots (but without small dark dots) dorsally, paler ventrally. Dorsal surface of body with or without narrow brownish bands. Lateral side of body with brownish and/or grayish spots tending to persist in preservative. First and second dorsal fins with small brown or dark brown spots. Pectoral and pelvic fins pale brown, with small brown or dark brown spots; those on pectoral fin tending to form narrow bands; ventral margin of pectoral fin and outer margin of pelvic fin paler. Anal fin pale. Caudal fin with brown or pale brown spots dorsally; posteroventral portion of caudal fin with single irregular, blackish or dark-brownish marking; posterior margin of caudal fin pale. Distribution. Known from southwestern to southeastern Australia, ranging from Shark Bay, WA (ca. 25��S), to Fraser Island, Qld (ca. 25��S), across SA, Vic, and NSW (e.g., Hutchins and Thompson 1983; Kuiter 1993; Hoese et al. 2006; this study) (Fig. 4). Comparison. In addition to Platycephalus grandispinis, the following seven species of the genus Platycephalus are known usually to have 14 second dorsal and anal fin rays: Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987, Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829, Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922, Platycephalus conatus Waite and McCulloch, 1915, Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829, Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872, and Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 (e.g., Knapp, 1991; Imamura, 2006). Of these seven species, P. longispinis is most similar to P. bassensis in having the lower preopercular spine much longer than the upper, usually extending nearly to the posterior margin of the opercle, the posteroventral portion of the caudal fin with a blackish or dark-brownish marking, no large canine teeth on the anteromedial portion of the upper jaw, and a distinct interopercular flap. The present species differs from P. bassensis in having a ridge on the supraoccipital, usually ending in a spine (vs both ridge and spine absent) and in having no small, dark dots on the dorsal surface of the head and body (vs many such dots). The utility of the supraoccipital ridge as a taxonomic character separating P. grandispinis and P. bassensis is demonstrated for the first time in this study. The number of total gill rakers is also helpful to separate the two species, although a partial overlap is recognized between them (19���26 in P. grandispinis vs 17���20 in P. bassensis). Gomon (2008) considered P. grandispinis (as P. longispinis) to be separable from P. bassensis in having the lower preopercular spine 2���3.5 times as long as the upper (vs up to twice as long as the upper). It was newly shown in the present study that the length ratio of the lower:upper spines is 1.9���3.3: 1 and tending to become smaller with growth in P. grandispinis, but it is 1.6���2.2 and tending to become larger with growth in P. bassensis (Fig. 10). Only specimens of P. grandispinis with a ratio of more than 2.2: 1 are distinguishable from P. bassensis using this character. Comparative material. Platycephalus bassensis (22 specimens, 114���418 mm SL, from southeastern Australia): MNHN 1437, holotype, 233 mm SL; AMS A. 16458, 242 mm SL; AMS A. 16459, 274 mm SL; AMS E. 4953, 267 mm SL; AMS E. 5457, 358 mm SL; AMS I. 6274, 272 mm SL; AMS I. 7541, 401 mm SL; AMS I. 7542, 324 mm SL; AMS I. 12794, 197 mm SL; AMS I.12796, 1 of 2 specimens, 176 mm SL; AMS I.14150���14151, 2 specimens, 114���201 mm SL; AMS I.17561-001, 155 mm SL; AMS I.19832-004, 212 mm SL; AMS I.20194-050, 2 specimens, 213���218 mm SL; AMS I.34823-001, 303 mm SL; CSIRO A 741, 137 mm SL; CSIRO CA 3690, 283 mm SL; NSMT-P 112668, 418 mm SL; NMV A29215 -018, 215 mm SL; QM I. 22312, 368 mm SL., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2013, Validity of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829, with Priority over Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae), pp. 183-192 in Species Diversity 18 (2) on pages 187-191, DOI: 10.12782/sd.18.2.183, http://zenodo.org/record/4582944, {"references":["Cuvier, G. and Valenciennes, A. 1829. 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Onigocia macrocephala (Weber, 1913) (Proposed English name: Southern Notched Flathead) (Figures 2���4) Platycephalus macrocephalus Weber, 1913: 508, fig. 107 (original description, type locality: Bali Sea, north of Waigeo and southern Timor Sea) (in part); de Beaufort & Briggs, 1962: 146, fig. 36 (description, Bali Sea, north of Waigeo and southern Timor Sea) (in part). Onigocia macrolepis (nec Bleeker, 1908): Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola, 1984: 123, an unnumbered fig. on p. 122 (short description, northwestern Australia); Sainsbury et al., 1984: 110, an unnumbered fig. on p. 111 (description, southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia); Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 467 (Northwestern Shelf, Western Australia); Knapp 1999, 2404, an unnumbered fig. (description, at least southern South China Sea, Indonesia, Northwestern Shelf, Western Australia) (in part); Hoese et al. 2006: 938 (list, Western Australia); Imamura et al., 2006: 295, fig. 3 (description, Nha Trang, Vietnam). Lectotype (designated here): ZMA 112436 (70.6 mm SL), Bali Sea (7 �� 2.6 ���S, 115 �� 23.6 ���E), 100 m depth, Siboga stn. 15. Paralectotypes (2 specimens): ZMA 112438 (52.9 mm SL), north of Waigeo (0�� 3.8 ���S, 130 �� 24.3 ���E), 141 m depth, Siboga stn. 153; ZMA 112439 (68.1 mm SL), southern coast of Timor Sea, 36 m depth, Siboga stn. 296. Non-types (32 specimens, 46.1 ���92.0 mm SL): AMS I. 24855 -003 (2 specimens, 59.2 ���65.0 mm SL), northnorthwest of Dampier, northwestern Australia (19 �� 28 ���S, 116 �� 29 ���E), 110 m depth, 26 Oct. 1983; CAS 29359 (7 of 8 specimens, 85.5���89.2 mm SL), off Taya Island, Guangdon Province, China (19 �� 38 ���N, 111 �� 30 ���E), ca. 92 m depth, 21 June 1958; CAS 33704 (79.3 mm SL), Batangas Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines (ca. 13.7 ��N, 121.0��E), 5 July 1968; CAS 88352 (5 specimens, 53.4 ���92.0 mm SL), 7 miles off Nha Trang, Vietnam (12 ��09���N, 109 �� 25 ���E), 4 May 1960; CSIRO B 2124 (3 specimens, 50.8 ���72.0 mm SL, voucher of Sainsbury et al., 1984), northwest of Dampier Archipelago, northwestern Australia (19 �� 36 ���S, 116 �� 12 ���E), 124 m depth, 1 June 1980; CSIRO CA 4035 (78.1 mm SL), off Port Headland, northwestern Australia (19 �� 32 ���S, 117 �� 13 ���E), 86.0 m depth, 12 Oct. 1983; HUMZ 190600 (92.0 mm SL, voucher of Imamura et al., 2004), fish landing port, Nha Trang, Vietnam, 7 Oct. 2004; NTM S. 13324 -001 (75.5 mm SL), Timor Sea, Australia (12 �� 57 ���S, 128 �� 16 ���E), 97 m depth, 7 Dec. 1990; NTM S. 14364 - 0 0 1 (4 specimens, 57.4���71.5 mm SL), southeast of Vulcan Shoal, Timor Sea, Australia, 80 m depth, 13 June 1996; NTM S. 14365 -001 (6 specimens, 46.1 ���75.0 mm SL), northwest of West Holothuria Reef, Timor Sea, Australia, 100 m depth, 13 June 1996. Diagnosis. A species of Onigocia is separable from its congeners in having the combination of the following characters: 9���10 caudal fin rays, 1 + 4���6 = 5���7 (mode 6) gill rakers, a larger head (38.8���42.3 % SL), a single ocular flap present and usually extending slightly beyond the posterior margin of the orbit, a few or several small and short papillae on the posteromedial portion of the eye in larger specimens, the upper iris lappet short and branched, the lachrymal with two distinct antrorse spines anteriorly and a notch on the suborbital ridge below the eye, and no interopercular flap. Description. Counts and proportional measurements are given in Table 1. Data of the following description are presented first for all specimens, then for the lectotype in parentheses. Body depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, some cycloid scales on undersurface. Head flattened; postorbital region, opercle and nape scaled. Snout slender, slightly longer than orbital diameter. Upper surface of eye with single ocular flap (Fig. 4 A). Ocular flap having slightly thick outer margin and separated into two to six branches posteriorly; outer branch usually extending slightly beyond posterior margin of orbit, sometimes reaching posterior margin of orbit or not reaching it (reaching posterior margin of orbit in lectotype). A few or several small and short papillae present on posteromedial portion of eye in 78.8 mm SL or larger specimens (Fig. 4 A), present or absent in 53.4 to 78.1 mm SL specimens, and absent in 50.8 mm SL or smaller specimen (present in lectotype). Upper iris lappet short and branched; lower iris lappet bilobed (Fig. 4 B). Interorbital space narrow and concave. Top and side of head bearing spines and serrated ridges (Fig. 4 A). Nasal with one to six small spines (one on left and two on right). One or three ethmoid spines present (one on both sides). Lachrymal with two distinct antrorse spines anteriorly and with zero to eight (one on both sides) small spines posteriorly. Anterior portion of lachrymal with inner, middle, outer and posterior ridges; middle and outer ridges ending in lachrymal spine anteriorly. Inner ridge with zero to six small spines (two), middle with zero to four (one on left, zero on right) and outer with zero to three (one). Usually one, rarely two sharp preocular spines present (one on left, two on right), without small spines or tubercles basally. Distinct preorbital spines absent. Suborbital ridge finely serrated, comprised of 13���26 small spines, tending to increase with growth (16 on left, 17 on right); distinct notch present on suborbital ridge below eye, separating spines on second and third infraorbitals. Supraorbital ridge finely serrated except for anterior portion, continuous with frontal spines posteriorly. Postorbital region with one to several small spines (one). Pterotic with two or three distinct spines (two on both sides); sometimes few small spines present near base of distinct pterotic spines (two on right). One distinct parietal spine present. Supratemporal, posttemporal and supracleithrum usually with one spine, respectively; sometimes some additional small spines on supratemporal and posttemporal (supratemporal on right side with two small spines, that on left side and posttemporal on both sides with one small spine). Preopercle usually with three spines, rarely four (three); uppermost longest, not reaching posterior margin of opercle, usually bearing single supplemental spine, rarely possessing two supplemental spines or supplemental spine absent (present on both sides); lowermost smallest. Ridges of upper and lower opercular spines usually smooth; upper ridge rarely with one spine; lower one sometimes with rough serration formed by one to three spines (both ridges smooth in lectotype). Interopercular flap absent. Maxilla beyond anterior margin of pupil, attaining middle of eye or not attaining it (not attaining it). All teeth villiform, or most teeth villiform and those on anteromedial portion of upper jaw, palatine, and/or posterior portion of vomerine tooth patch small conical (all teeth villiform); teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, and in two separate patches on vomer; tooth band on upper jaw with or without small notch medially (with it). Lip margins without papillae. Sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle well developed, completely covering cheek region. Pored scales in lateral line with two exterior openings posteriorly. First dorsal fin originating slightly anterior to opercular margin. First and second dorsal fin narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly (damaged). Posterior tip of pelvic fin attaining base of first to third (second) anal fin ray. Caudal fin mostly straight posteriorly (damaged). Color in alcohol. In lectotype (Fig. 2), color mostly faded at present. Posterior portion of first dorsal fin brownish. Middle of pectoral fin with small brown spots. Membrane of pelvic fin with melanophores. Lectotype Paralectotypes Non-types (upper, unbr.+middle, br.+lower, unbr.) (21 in 10, 22 in 16, 23 in 5) Pelvic fin rays I, 5 I, 5 I, 5 I, 5 Branched caudal fin rays ��� ��� 10 9���10 (9 in 9, 10 in 14) (5 in 6, 6 in 23, 7 in 2) ...... continued on next page Length of first ray of second dorsal fin ��� ��� 13.8 11.7���15.1 Length of first anal fin ray 8.2 ��� ��� 5.8���8.2 Proportional measurements (% HL): Snout length 26.4 26.8 27.3 24.4���27.4 Orbital diameter 29.2 30.4 30.8 28.8���31.9 Upper jaw 40.8 42.4 43.0 39.0��� 42.5 Lower jaw 54.2 ��� 56.3 50.4���55.9 Interorbital width 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.1 ���8.0 In non-types (Fig. 3), ground color of body and head light brown above, paler below. Body with two or three indistinct saddle-like brownish bands; one broad band below first dorsal fin, and one broad or two narrow bands below posterior portion of second, respectively. Indistinct brown spot below eye. First dorsal fin with one broad dark brown band distally, with small paler or transparent areas along spines. Second dorsal fin with several small brownish spots. Pectoral fin light brown, with small brown to black spots tending to form narrow bands. Pelvic fin variable: uniformly dark brown or black, except for pale outer margin; ground color pale brown, with two large black spots, with three small black spots or narrow black bands, with several small black spots tending to form narrow bands, or with one black spot basally and one dark area including about three or five small black spots on middle portion; or ground color dark brown, with several small darker spots. Anal fin pale. Caudal fin with many small brownish spots, tending to form narrow bands. Distribution. Known at present from the South China Sea (including Guangdon Province, China, Nha Trang, Vietnam and Luzon Island, Philippines), north of Waigeo, Bali Sea, Timor Sea and northwestern Australia, at depths of 36���141 m (Fig. 1). Remarks. Weber (1913) originally described Platycephalus macrocephalus based on seven specimens. Of them, four specimens (38.3���40.7 mm SL) from Sapeh Strait are identical with Onigocia grandisquama by having characters such as I + VIII- 11 dorsal and 11 anal fin rays, 32���34 lateral line scales, a single short ocular flap, lachrymal with two antrorse spines, and suborbital ridge finely serrated and without a distinct notch on suborbital ridge below the eye (see also Imamura & McGrouther, 2008 for its taxonomic characters). In contrast, other three specimens (52.9���70.6 mm SL), from Bari Sea, north of Waigeo and southern Timor Sea, are conspecific and belong to a distinct species separable from other members of the genus Onigocia (see Comparison). To solve taxonomic confusion, the lectotype of P. macrocephala should be designated. Weber (1913) illustrated a single specimen collected from station 15 (Bali Sea), which is catalogued as ZMA 112436. Therefore, the specimen is designated here as the lectotype of P. macrocephalus following ICZN (1999: Rec. 74 B). After the original description, only de Beaufort and Briggs (1962) treated O. macrocephala as a valid species and no other authors have given any taxonomic comments on this species, except for Knapp et al. (2000) who stated its taxonomic status to be unclear. It was revealed in this study that O. macrocephala is valid and has been mistakenly identified as Onigocia macrolepis (e.g., Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola, 1984; Sainsbury et al., 1984; Knapp 1999; Imamura et al., 2006). In addition, it was found here that O. macrocephala tends to have more southern distribution than O. macrolepis; i.e., O. macrocephala occurs at least in the South China Sea (including Guangdon Province, China, Nha Trang, Vietnam and Batangas Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines), north of Waigeo, Bali Sea, Timor Sea and northwestern Australia, while O. macrolepis is recognized from southern Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Camiguin Island (situated between Leyte and Mindanao islands, the Philippines) (Fig. 1). Therefore, the two species are known sympatrically in the Philippines. Comparison. Data used for the following comparison is from Matsubara & Ochiai (1955), Knapp (1986, 1999), Imamura & McGrouther (2008), Imamura & Knapp (2009), Imamura (2011) and this study. The genus Onigocia includes the following eight valid species at present: Onigocia bimaculata Knapp, Imamura & Sakashita, 2000, Onigocia grandisquama (Regan, 1908), Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2010, Onigocia macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854), Onigocia oligolepis (Regan, 1908), Onigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908), Onigocia sibogae Imamura, 2011 and Onigocia spinosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Onigocia macrocephala is similar to O. grandisquama, O. macrolepis and O. spinosa in having 9���10 caudal fin rays, one gill raker on the upper arch, a single ocular flap, short and branched upper iris lappet, lachrymal with two distinct antrorse spines anteriorly, and no interopercular flap (vs. the combination of characters absent in others). Of the three congeners, O. macrocephala most resembles O. macrolepis in having a notch on the suborbital ridge below the eye. This character is found only in the two species among Onigocia. Onigocia macrocephala differs from O. macrolepis in having a larger head (38.8���42.3 % SL in O. macrocephala vs. 35.6���38.4 % SL in O. macrolepis) (Fig. 5). Onigocia macrocephala is also separable from O. macrolepis in having a single ocular flap usually extending slightly beyond the posterior margin of the orbit (not reaching its posterior margin in O. macrolepis) and a few or several small and short papillae on the posteromedial portion of the eye in larger specimens (vs. papillae absent in O. macrolepis). The papillae are not seen in all other members of the genus Onigocia. In addition, numbers of pectoral fin rays and gill rakers are helpful to separate O. macrocephala from O. macrolepis [21���23 (mode 22) and 5���7 (6) in total in O. macrocephala vs. 19���22 (21) and 4���6 (5) in O. macrolepis], although overlaps are recognized between the two species (Table 2). Selected characters in O. macrolepis for the comparison with O. macrocephala are listed in Table 3. Pectoral fin rays Gill rakers (in total) 19 20 21 22 23 4 5 6 7 O. macrocephala (n = 34) ��� ��� 13 * 16 5 ��� 7 * 24 3 O. macrolepis (n = 19) 1 6 11 1 ��� 1 14 4 ��� Asterisks indicate data including lectotype. O. macrolepis (n= 19, 47.6���110.6 mm SL) Interorbital 5.5���9.1 Interopercular flap Absent width *Based on nine specimens Comparative materials. Other paralectotypes of Onigocia macrocephala: ZMA 112435 [4 specimens, 38.3���40.7 mm SL, identified as Onigocia grandisquama (Regan)], Sapeh Strait, Indonesia. O. macrolepis (7 specimens): CAS 89383 (2 specimens, 71.6���75.4 mm SL), Hong Kong; HUMZ 79919 (59.3 mm SL), Taiwan; NSMT-P 57398 (57.5 mm SL), NSMT-P 59307 (1 of 3 specimens, 65.7 mm SL), Japan; USNM 99773 (47.6 mm SL), Camiguin Island, Philippines; USNM 344483 (79.7 mm SL), Taiwan. The other 69 and 54 specimens of Onigocia, including type specimens of each species, except for O. macrolepis lacking existent types, and deposited at AMS, BMNH, BPBM, CMNH, HUMZ, MNHN, NICA, NSMT, QM, RMNH, USNM and ZMA, are listed in Imamura & Knapp (2009) and Imamura (2011)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2012, Validity and redescription of the flathead fish, Onigocia macrocephala (Weber, 1913) (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), pp. 23-32 in Zootaxa 3450 on pages 25-31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282171, {"references":["Weber, M. (1913) Die fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 710 pp.","De Beaufort, L. F. & Briggs, J. C. (1962) The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago, Vol. 11. Scleroparei, Hypostomides, Pediculati, Plectognathi, Opisthomi, Discocephali, Xenopterygii. E. J. Brill, Leiden, vi + 481 pp.","Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P. J. (1984) Trawled fishes of southern Indonesia and northern Australia. 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Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin and Mandrytsa, 1992 [New English name: Eschmeyer's No-line Scorpionfish] (Fig. 1; Table 1) Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin and Mandrytsa in Mandrytsa, 1992: 10, fig. 1 (type locality: Sala y Gomez Ridge, southeastern Pacific Ocean, 25°02′S, 90°41′W). Material examined. ZIN 49328, holotype, 132.8 mm SL, Sala y Gomez Ridge, 25°02′S, 90°41′W, 630 m depth, FRV Gerakl, 3 November 1975; HUMZ 164422, 124.0 mm SL, Nazca Ridge, 25°29′S, 90°19′W, 584 m depth, 24 October 1999; HUMZ 166546, 110.7 mm SL, Nazca Ridge, 25°31′S, 90°18′W, 580 m depth, 28 October 1999. Diagnosis. A species of Phenacoscorpius with the following combination of characters: pectoral fin rays 16–17, middle rays branched; pored lateral-line scales 2–7; palatine teeth present; second preopercular spine usually absent; nuchal and parietal spines fused to each other, forming single large spine; relatively long post-nuchal spine (11.0–11.3% SL), snout (11.6–12.4%), upper-jaw (22.3–23.8%), pre-dorsal-fin (43.7–44.0%), pre-anal-fin (75.2–80.6%), and prepelvic-fin (42.7–53.5%) lengths; relatively short spines and soft rays in dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins; 0–1 distinct black spots on posterior half of caudal peduncle; largest recorded specimen 133 mm SL. 1 at vertical midline of eye; 2 at posterior end of preocular spine base. Description. Morphometrics and selected meristics of P. eschmeyeri given in Table 1. Body moderately compressed from side to side anteriorly, progressively more compressed posteriorly. Nape and anterior body moderately arched. Body moderately deep, but body depth less than head length. Uppermost ray and lower 9 rays of pectoral fin unbranched, remaining rays branched; ninth or tenth ray longest. Second soft rays longest among pelvic and anal fin rays. No distinct papillae, tentacles, or cirri on head and body. No supraocular tentacles. No fimbriate flap on posterior lacrimal spine. Pectoral fin axil without skin flap. Cycloid scales covering opercle, cheek, and area defined by orbit, suborbital ridge, upper preopercle, nuchal spine, and lower posttemporal spine. Ctenoid scales (some scales cycloid) covering interorbital and occiput region; scales becoming smaller anteriorly; other parts of head not covered with scales. Wellexposed ctenoid scales covering lateral surface of upper body, scales becoming cycloid ventrally. Body scales not extending onto rays or membranes of fins, except basal part of caudal fin. Exposed cycloid scales covering anteroventral surface of body and pectoral fin bases. Embedded cycloid scales covering area between first anal-fin spine base and anus. Lateral line incomplete; last pored lateral-line scale below spinous portion of dorsal fin. Mouth large, slightly oblique, forming angle of about 20 degrees to longitudinal axis of head and body. Posterior margin of maxilla just reaching to a vertical drawn through posterior margin of orbit. Lateral surface of maxilla smooth, without ridges, tentacles, or scales. Lower jaw with symphyseal knob. Width of symphyseal gap separating premaxillary teeth bands subequal to width of each band. Upper and lower jaw each with band of villiform teeth, tooth band of upper jaw wider than that of lower jaw, lengths of most teeth in both jaws equal. Vomer and palatines with villiform teeth; width of vomer plate subequal to length of palatine plate. Underside of dentary with 3 sensory pores on each side, first pore below tip of anterior lacrimal ridge, second pore below a point between anterior and posterior lacrimal spines, third pore located on posterior margin of dentary. A pore behind symphyseal knob of lower jaw on each side. Underside of lower jaw smooth, without ridges or tentacles. Dorsal profile of snout steep, forming an angle of about 50 degrees to longitudinal axis of head and body. Nasal spine simple, somewhat conical, directed upward. Anterior nostril with low membranous tube and no tentacle. Ascending process of premaxilla not intruding into interorbital space, its posterior margin not extending beyond level of posterior margin of posterior nostril. Median interorbital ridge absent. Interorbital ridges poorly developed, separated by shallow channel, beginning posterior to nasal spines and not conjoined to each other. No distinct ridge on anterior edge of occiput. Interorbital ridges diverging anteriorly and posteriorly in dorsal view, space between interorbital ridges narrowest at a vertical through anterior margin of pupil. Interorbital space shallow, only about one-tenth of orbit extending above dorsal profile of head. Preocular spine simple, directed nearly upward. Supraocular spine simple, its tip located above middle of eye. Postocular spine simple, slightly shorter than tympanic spine. Tympanic spine simple; bases of tympanic spines joined with interorbital ridges. Coronal, interorbital, and pretympanic spines absent. Occiput nearly flat. No distinct transverse ridge at rear of occiput. Occiput surrounded laterally by tympanic and nuchal spines. Nuchal and parietal spines fused to each other, forming single large spine. Sphenotic with small spines. Postorbital smooth. Pterotic spine simple. Upper posttemporal spine absent, but distinct ridge present. Lower posttemporal spine simple, its base longer than that of pterotic spine. Supracleithral and cleithral spines flattened, rounded, lacking pointed tips. Single lateral lacrimal spine present but small (absent in smaller specimen). Anterior lacrimal spine indistinct, not pointed; no additional spines at anterior base of lacrimal spine. Posterior lacrimal spine simple, not strongly pointed, triangular, its tip not reaching upper-jaw lip. Posterior lacrimal spine larger than anterior spine. Suborbital ridge with 4–6 spines, first spine below middle of eye. Preopercle with 4 or 5 spines, uppermost spine largest with supplemental preopercular spine on its base, second spine small or absent, third to fifth spines without median ridge. Preopercle without serrae or spines between uppermost preopercular spine and its own upper end. Upper opercular spine simple, without median ridge. Lower opercular spine simple, with distinct median ridge. Space between upper and lower opercular spines not covered with fleshy skin. Posterior tips of upper and lower opercular spines not reaching opercular margin. Origin of first dorsal-fin spine above first pored lateralline scale. Posterior margin of opercular membrane extending beyond vertical drawn through origin of second dorsal-fin spine. Posterior tip of pectoral fin reaching vertical drawn through middle of soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin. Posterior tip of depressed pelvic fin not reaching to anus. Origin of pelvic fin spine anterior to origin of pectoral fin. Origin of first anal-fin spine slightly posterior to origin of last dorsal-fin spine. Color when fresh (Fig. 1B). Body and fins pale reddish, mottled with whitish blotches, without black stripes, bands, or blotches. Dark areas faintly seen through opercle and abdomen. Color when alive unknown. Color of preserved specimens (Fig. 1C). Body uniformly white, except for black eyes and spot on caudal peduncle. No black blotch on spinous portion of dorsal fin. Remarks. Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri and P. adenensis can be easily distinguished from their congeners in the Indo–Pacific by having teeth on the palatines (Motomura 2008; Motomura and Last 2009). Parin and Mandrytsa in Mandrytsa (1992) separated P. eschmeyeri from P. adenensis by its having 16 pectoral fin rays (vs 17 rays in the latter) and six anal fin soft rays (vs five rays). However, the newly collected specimens of P. eschmeyeri have 17 pectoral fin rays on both sides of the body and five anal fin soft rays (Table 1); no other morphological difference between the holotype and the new specimens was found. In fact, the number of anal fin soft rays of the holotype (six) is unusual in the Scorpaenidae, species of which usually have five rays if there are three spines in the anal fin (six rays if two spines) and is most likely to be a deformity. The number of pectoral fin rays in some species of Scorpaenidae, including Phenacoscorpius, has a range of variation; e.g., Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 has 16–18 rays (Motomura 2008). Thus, the two characters, i.e., numbers of pectoral and anal fin rays, given by Parin and Mandrytsa in Mandrytsa (1992) cannot be used to separate the two species. Examination of the holotype and the two new specimens showed that the nuchal and parietal spines of the specimens are fused to each other, forming a single large spine. This is a unique character among the species of Phenacoscorpius; the nuchal and parietal spines of other congeners are indeed basally fused, but still present as two distinct spines (Motomura 2008; Motomura and Last 2009; Motomura et al. 2012). In Scorpaeninae, such a condition of the spine as found in P. eschmeyeri is known only in the western Indian Ocean species Neoscorpaena nielseni (Smith, 1964), and is regarded as a diagnostic character for the monotypic genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001 (Eschmeyer 1986; Motomura et al. 2011a). In addition to the nuchal spine character, a detailed comparison of P. eschmeyeri with P. adenensis revealed that the post-nuchal-spine length of P. eschmeyeri (11.0–11.3% of SL) is greater than that of P. adenensis (3.2–9.5% of SL; Motomura et al. 2012: table 1). Lengths associated with the post-nuchal-spine length, i.e., pre-dorsal-fin (mean 43.8% of SL), pre-anal-fin (77.0%), and pre-pelvic-fin (46.7%) lengths, of P. eschmeyeri are also greater than those (40.1%, 68.5%, and 38.4% respectively) of P. adenensis (see range of values in Motomura et al. 2012: table 1). Furthermore, the unpaired fins, i.e., the spines and soft rays of the dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins, of P. eschmeyeri are extremely short compared with those of P. adenensis; for example, third dorsal-fin spine length 10.5–11.5% of SL in P. eschmeyeri vs 16.3–20.7% in P. adenensis (see Table 1; Motomura et al. 2012: table 1). Moreover, P. eschmeyeri tends to have a relatively longer snout (11.6–12.4% of SL) and upper jaw (22.3– 23.8%) than P. adenensis (9.4–12.0% and 19.4–22.6% respectively), although there is a slight overlap between the two species. The examined specimens of P. eschmeyeri (110.7– 132.8 mm SL) are larger than those of the small species P. adenensis (17.8–79.4 mm SL); proportions vary ontogenetically in most scorpaenids, and these apparent morphometric differences might disappear when smaller specimens of P. eschmeyeri that are of comparable size to P. adenensis are examined., Published as part of Motomura, Hiroyuki, Kanehira, Naoko & Imamura, Hisashi, 2012, Redescription of a Poorly Known Southeastern Pacific Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin and Mandrytsa, pp. 145-150 in Species Diversity 17 (2) on pages 146-149, DOI: 10.12782/sd.17.2.145, http://zenodo.org/record/4649258, {"references":["Mandrytsa, S. A. 1992. New species and records of species of Phenacoscorpius and Plectrogenium in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 32: 10 - 17.","Motomura, H. and Last, P. R. 2009. Phenacoscorpius longirostris, a new species of deep water scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 2290: 27 - 35.","Motomura, H., Causse, R. and Struthers, C. D. 2012. Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a new species of deepwater scorpionfish from the southwestern Pacific Ocean and the first records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity 17: 151 - 160.","Eschmeyer, W. N. 1986. Family No. 149: Scorpaenidae. Pp. 463 - 478. In: Smith, M. M. and Heemstra, P. C. (Eds) Smiths' Sea Fishes. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg.","Motomura, H., Bearez, P. and Causse, R. 2011 a. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 35: 55 - 73."]}

Onigocia sibogae nomem novum (Figures 1���3) Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913: 509, fig. 108 (original description, type locality: New Guinea, primary junior homonym of Platycephalus grandisquamis Regan, 1908). Platycephalus oligolepis (nec Regan, 1908): de Beaufort & Briggs, 1962: 146, fig. 36 (description, off northwest of New Guinea) (in part). Onigocia pedimacula (nec Regan, 1908): Knapp et al., 1999: 8 (comparative material, north of New Guinea and Arafura Sea) (in part). Lectotype (designated here): ZMA 112434 (51.2 mm SL), Ceram Sea, northwest of New Guinea (1 �� 42.5 ���S, 130 �� 47.5 ���E), 32 m depth, Siboga stn. 164. Paralectotype (1 specimen): ZMA 124953 (53.5 mm SL, formerly ZMA 112434), coll. with lectotype. Non-types (20 specimens): AMS I. 20751 -026 (53.2 mm SL), 3 miles northwest of Lizard Island, Queensland (14 �� 38 ���S, 145 �� 24 ���E), 9 m depth, 8 Feb. 1979, prawn trawl; AMS I. 21842 -030 (5 specimens, 39.1���61.4 mm SL, identified with O. pedimacula by Knapp et al., 1999), Arafura Sea (10 �� 37 ���S, 133 �� 47 ���E), 60 m depth, 16 Nov. 1980, coll. FRV Solea; AMS I. 27522 -002 (58.5 mm SL), Bowen, Abbot Point, Queensland (19 �� 53 ���S, 148 ��05���E), 1988; AMS I. 34398 -005 (59.9 mm SL), adjacent to West Flat, Port Clinton, South Arm Channel, Queensland (22 �� 33.23 ���S, 150 �� 45.42 ���E), 11 m depth, 25 Oct. 1993, sand and silt; BSKU 16929 (60.4 mm SL), BSKU 16930 (48.8 mm SL), BSKU 16932 (41.4 mm SL), Timor Sea, 24 June 1972, coll. R/V Hakuho-maru; NTM S. 14362 -009 (57.7 mm SL), northwest of West Holothuria Reef, Western Australia (13 �� 25.22 ���S, 125 �� 39.3 ���E), 50 m depth, 2 June 1996; QM I. 22077 (61.6 mm SL), Queensland (22 �� 40 ���S, 153 �� 35 ���E), 6 Sept. 1983; QM I. 26853 (70.9 mm SL), Warrior Reefs, Torres Strait, Queensland, 27 March 1990; QM I. 35257 (65.7 mm SL), southeast of Fitzroy Island, Queensland (16 �� 59.1 ���S, 146 �� 64 ���E), 1 Oct. 2003, dredge; QM I. 35629 (48.4 mm SL), northeast of Magnetic Island, Queensland (18 �� 58.5 ���S, 146 �� 56.1 ���E), 18 Sept. 2003, dredge; QM I. 35863 (55.1 mm SL), east of Bax Reef, Queensland (20 �� 19.5 ���S, 150 �� 27.9 ���E), 64 m depth, 5 Dec. 2003, dredge; QM I. 35972 (2 specimens, 43.5���46.1 mm SL), QM I. 36023 (65.9 mm SL), east of Cape Bowling Green, Queensland (19 �� 14.1 ���S, 147 �� 38.7 ���E), 30 m depth, 24 Nov. 2003, dredge. Diagnosis. A species of Onigocia with usually I+ VII- 11 dorsal and 11 anal fin rays, eight caudal fin rays, 30��� 31 lateral line scales, anterior two or three scales with a spine, three scales between second dorsal fin and lateral line, no ocular and interopercular flaps, upper iris lappet usually finely crenate, two or three antrorse lachrymal spines, usually no spines on the inner ridge of the lachrymal, 2���5 preocular spines, no notch on the suborbital ridge below the eye, suborbital ridge serrated by 16���26 small spines, and 2���4 distinct blackish spots on middle and posterior portions of pelvic fin rays. Description. Counts and proportional measurements are given in Table 1. Data of the following description are presented first for all specimens, then for the lectotype in parentheses. Body depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, some cycloid scales on undersurface. Head flattened; postorbital region, opercle and nape scaled. Snout slender, slightly longer than eye diameter. Upper surface of eye without papillae and ocular flaps. Upper iris lappet finely crenate, rarely absent (finely crenate in lectotype); lower iris lappet broad and bilobed (Fig. 3 B). Interorbit narrow and concave. Top and side of head bearing spines and serrated ridges (Fig. 3 A). Nasal with one pair of small spines. One or two ethmoid spines present (one on both sides). Lachrymal usually with two or rarely with three distinct antrorse spines (two). Anterior portion of lachrymal with inner, middle and outer ridges; middle and outer ridges ending in lachrymal spine anteriorly. Three lachrymal ridges usually lacking spines, only right side of inner ridge with single spine on posterior end in one specimen, QM I. 36023 (lacking spines). Two to five sharp preocular spines present (two on left and four on right), sometimes one or two inner spines with small spine basally (two spines on right side with single spine basally, respectively). Distinct preorbital spines absent. Suborbital ridge finely serrated, comprised of 16���26 small spines, tending to increase with growth (20 on both sides) (Fig. 4); no notch on suborbital ridge below eye. Supraorbital ridge finely serrated except for anterior portion, continuous with frontal spines posteriorly. Postorbital region with several small spines. Pterotic with two to five spines, usually two or three (three on both sides). One parietal spine present. Supratemporal, posttemporal and supracleithrum usually with one spine, respectively, sometimes two spines on supratemporal and posttemporal (supratemporal on right side with two spines, that on left side and posttemporal on both sides with one spine). Preopercle with three spines; uppermost longest, not reaching posterior margin of opercle, usually bearing single supplemental spine, rarely supplemental spine absent (present on right side, absent on left side); lowermost smallest. Base of upper and lower opercular spines without serrations. Interopercular flap absent. Maxilla beyond anterior margin of eye. All teeth villiform; teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, and in two separate patches on vomer; tooth band on upper jaw with notch medially. Lip margins without papillae. Sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle well developed, completely covering cheek region. Pored scales in lateral line with two exterior openings posteriorly. First dorsal fin originating slightly anterior to opercular margin. First and second dorsal fin narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly (damaged). Posterior tip of pelvic fin attaining base of second to fourth (third) anal fin ray. Caudal fin mostly straight posteriorly (damaged). Color in alcohol. In non-types (Fig. 2), ground color of body and head light brown above, paler below. Body with two indistinct saddle-like brownish bands; one below first dorsal fin and one below posterior portion of second, respectively. Lateral side of body below anterior portion of second dorsal fin with indistinct brownish blotch. Indistinct brown spot below eye. Distinct brown spot near preopercular spines. First dorsal fin with one broad dark brown band distally, with small paler or transparent areas along spines. Second dorsal fin with scattered melanophores and several small brown spots. Pectoral fin light brown, with small brown spots tending to form narrow bands. Pelvic fin light brown, with two to four distinct blackish spots serially arranged on middle and posterior portions. Base of pelvic fin with melanophores. Anal fin pale, sometimes with several melanophores posteriorly. Caudal fin with many distinct or indistinct small brownish spots, tending to form narrow bands. Indistinct brownish patch on base of caudal fin. In lectotype (Fig. 1), color mostly faded at present. Three brownish spots retained on middle and posterior portions of pelvic fin. Distribution. Known from the Ceram, Arafura, Timor and Coral seas, at depths of 9��� 64 m. Etymology. The name is based on the vessel Siboga, the vessel used in the Siboga Expedition, in which the type specimens of the present species were collected. Remarks. Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913 was originally described based on six syntypes and five of them are in existence at present (Weber, 1913; de Beaufort, 1956; Neijssen et al., 1982). Of the five specimens, two (ZMA 112435, 32.1���53.1 mm SL) were also designated as the syntypes of Platycephalus horai de Beaufort, 1956. However, Platycephalus horai is identical with Thysanophrys celebica (Bleeker, 1854) by having 12 second dorsal and 13 anal fin rays, 50 or more lateral line scales, upper iris lappet shortly branched, a single small papilla on the posterior half of the upper surface of the eye, the suborbital ridge with 6���8 spines, including 2���3 preorbital spines, and a single preocular spine (see also Knapp, 1986 for its synonymy). One specimen, ZMA 124954 (formerly ZMA 112434, 40.2 mm SL), can be identified with O. grandisquama (Regan) by having characters such as I+ VIII- 11 dorsal and 11 anal fin rays, 34 lateral line scales, a single short ocular flap, lachrymal with two antrorse spines, and suborbital ridge finely serrated and without a distinct notch below the eye (see Imamura & McGrouther, 2008 for its taxonomic characters). The remaining two syntypes, ZMA 112434 (51.2 mm SL) and ZMA 124953 (formerly ZMA 112434, 53.5 mm SL), are identical with Onigocia in having 30 lateral line scales and finely serrated suborbital ridge. However, it is concluded that the two syntypes are easily separable from other members of Onigocia and belong to a distinct species (see below for comparison with other species of Onigocia). Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913 is a primary homonym of Platycephalus grandisquamis Regan, 1908 and is permanently invalid (ICZN, 1999: Art. 57.2). Following ICZN (1999: Art. 60.3), a new replacement name, Onigocia sibogae, is proposed for the former name in this study. In addition, because the syntypes of O. sibogae include three species, the lectotype of O. sibogae should be designated to avoid taxonomic confusion. Weber (1913) presented a drawing of P. grandisquamis Weber in size of 1.5 time of a specimen (fig. 108), which well agree with Onigocia in having serrated suborbital ridge and fewer number of lateral line scales. However, he did not indicate its actual size. The size of the drawing is ca. 106 mm; and thus, the specimen is calculated to be in ca. 71 mm TL, although Weber (1913) showed the range of specimen TL as ��� 27���68 mm ���. Therefore, ZMA 124954, the syntype identical with O. grandisquama Regan, cannot be the specimen used for the drawing because its SL is much smaller 40.2 mm. Total lengths of ZMA 112434 and ZMA 124953, the remaining syntypes identical with Onigocia, are unmeasurable because of damaged caudal fins. Based on 16 specimens of non-types of O. sibogae, having measurable total length, the following regression line showing relationship of TL and SL is obtained: y (TL) = 1.2182 x (SL) + 2.6629. Accordingly, TL of ZMA 112434 and ZMA 124953 are calculated as ca. 65 mm and 68 mm, respectively; and thus, it can be assumed ZMA 124953, the largest syntype, to be probably used for the drawing of P. grandisquamis Weber. ICZN (1999: Rec. 74 B) states that ���other things being equal, an author who designates a lectotype should be given to a syntype of which an illustration has been published���. As discussed above, ZMA 124953 is probably the illustrated syntype of P. grandisquamis Weber. However, in ZMA 124953, the condition of the pelvic fin color is poor (characteristic spots in this species mostly faded in ZMA 124953 vs. the spots still retained in ZMA 112434). In addition, ZMA 112434 has I+VII dorsal spines, which is the typical number of the spines in O. sibogae, whereas ZMA 124953 possesses I+VIII spines, which is also found only in two non-type specimens (Table 1). Thus, the two syntypes are not equal in character condition and, this does not satisfy ICZN (1999: Rec. 74 B) for the designation of the lectotype from an illustrated syntype. Therefore, ZMA 112434, being conspecific with probably illustrated ZMA 124953 and having better species characteristics of O. sibogae, is designated as the lectotype. Lectotype Paralectotype Non-types ZMA 112434 ZMA 124953 20 specimens SL (mm) 51.2 53.5 39.1���70.9 Counts: First dorsal fin rays I+VII I+VIII I+VII���VIII (VII in 18 specimens, VIII in 2) Second dorsal fin rays 11 11 11���12 (11 in 19, 12 in 1) Anal fin rays 11 11 10���11 (10 in 2, 11 in 18) Pectoral fin rays 2 + 9 + 9 = 20?+?+?= 21 2 + 8���11 + 8���11 = 19���21 Lectotype Paralectotype Non-types ZMA 112434 ZMA 124953 20 specimens Pelvic fin length 28.7 28.4 25.8���30.6 Caudal fin length ��� ��� 23.1���28.7 Length of first spine of first dorsal fin ��� 7.7 6.0��� 8.7 Length of second spine of first dorsal fin ��� ��� 13.8���17.2 Length of first ray of second dorsal fin ��� 16.4 15.0��� 17.4 Length of first anal fin ray 9.6 ��� 8.2���10.3 Proportional measurements (% HL): Snout length 26.6 25.8 24.3 ���27.0 Orbital diameter 31.9 31.8 29.3���32.2 Upper jaw 38.6 39.2 36.6���40.6 Lower jaw ��� 53.5 50.5���55.6 Interorbital width 6.3 5.5 4.9���7.5 Comparison. Data used for the following comparison is from Knapp (1986, 1999), Imamura & McGrouther (2008), Imamura & Knapp (2009) and this study. The following seven valid species of the genus Onigocia are known at present: Onigocia bimaculata Knapp, Imamura & Sakashita, 2000, Onigocia grandisquama (Regan, 1908), Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2010, Onigocia macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854), Onigocia oligolepis (Regan, 1908), Onigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908) and O. spinosa (Temmink & Schlegel, 1843). Onigocia sibogae differs from the congeners, except for O. bimaculata, in having usually I+VII dorsal spines (vs. usually I+VIII in others). It is easily separable from O. macrolepis, O. spinosa and O. grandisquama in having eight caudal fin rays, no ocular flap and upper iris lappet usually finely crenate (vs. having nine or more caudal fin rays, an ocular flap and upper iris lappet shortly branched in the three species). Onigocia sibogae also differs from O. macrolepis in having 2���5 preocular spines (vs. one in O. macrolepis) and no notch on the suborbital ridge below the eye (vs. having notch), and from O. spinosa in having 30���31 lateral line scales, anterior two or three scales with a spine (vs. 34���42 lateral line scales, anterior 7���27 scales with spine in O. spinosa). The present species can be distinguished from O. bimaculata in lacking an interopercular flap (vs. having it in O. bimaculata), O. lacrimalis in having two or three antrorse lachrymal spines (vs. lacking them in O. lacrimalis) and from O. oligolepis in having upper iris lappet usually finely crenate and suborbital ridge serrated by 16���26 mall spines, tending to increase with growth (vs. upper iris lappet slightly bilobed and suborbital ridge with 15 spines in O. oligolepis) (Fig. 4). Onigocia sibogae is most similar to O. pedimacula in having usually 11 dorsal and anal fin rays, eight caudal fin rays, 30���31 lateral line scales, three scales between the second dorsal fin and lateral line, no ocular flap and 2���5 preocular spines. It fits into O. pedimacula when using a key to species from the western and central Pacific presented by Knapp (1999). According to Knapp (1999), O. pedimacula is widespread, from off Natal, South Africa to Karachi, Maldives, the South China Sea, the Philippines, Irian Barat (Indonesia), northwestern shelf of Australia, Timor and Arafura Seas, Great Barrier Reef, Guadalcanal and Tonga. However, the holotype of O. pedimacula from Maldives and non-type specimens from the western Pacific are different in the numbers of small spines on the inner ridge of the lachrymal (3 in holotype vs. usually 0���1, rarely 2 in western Pacific population) and those on the suborbital ridge [22 (right) and 25 (left) vs. 12���20, tending to increase with growth] (Fig. 5), and color of the pelvic fin (with a large distinct brownish spot on middle vs. with indistinct dark area on middle, contra Knapp, 1999). The western Pacific population might belong to a different species from O. pedimacula; and thus, O. sibogae is separately compared with them here. Onigocia sibogae differs from the holotype of O. pedimacula in having usually no spines on the inner ridge of the lachrymal (vs. with three spines in latter). The present species differs from the western Pacific population in having a larger number of small spines on the suborbital ridge (16���26 in former vs. 12���20 in latter, both tending to increase with growth). In addition, O. sibogae is distinguished from the holotype and western Pacific population in having usually I+VII dorsal spines and 2���4 distinct blackish spots on the middle and posterior portions of the pelvic fin rays (vs. I+VIII dorsal spines in both, and pelvic fin with single large brownish spot in middle in the holotype and indistinct dark area in middle in the western Pacific population). Comparative materials. Other paralectotypes of Onigocia sibogae (3 specimens): ZMA 112435 (2 specimens, 32.1���53.1 mm SL, also designated as syntypes of Platycephalus horai, identified with Thysanophrys celebica), ZMA 124954 [formerly ZMA 112434, 40.2 mm SL, identified with Onigocia grandisquama (Regan)], coll. with lectotype of O. sibogae. O. grandisquama (Regan) (11 specimens): USNM 303744 (7 specimens, 51.1��� 68.7 mm SL), Mauritius; USNM 346059 (4 specimens, 50.5���71.9 mm SL), Somalia. O. pedimacula (?) (10 specimens): AMS I. 22585 -011 (1 of 3 specimens, 46.0 mm SL), Coral Sea, Australia; NSMT-P 61621 (31.0 mm SL), NSMT-P 61622 (31.6 mm SL), NSMT-P 63420 (4 specimens, 62.0��� 73.2 mm SL), Bitung Is., Indonesia; NSMT-P 64353 (55.9 mm SL), Ceram Is., Indonesia; NSMT-P 71370 (2 specimens, 38.5���59.3 mm SL), Ambon Is., Indonesia. O. spinosa (10 specimens): CAS 15237 (3 specimens, 98.3���105.3 mm SL), Formosa Strait, South China Sea; CSIRO CA 1876 (64.0 mm SL), Mento Bello Islands, Australia; CSIRO H 6267 -01 (1 of 22 specimens, 43.7 mm SL), Nickol Bay, Australia; NTM S. 15848 -001 (48.8 mm SL), North West Shelf, Australia; NTM S. 16716 -001 (2 specimens, 70.1���79.9 mm SL), Dampier Archipelago, Australia; WAM P. 28754 -004 (2 specimens, 52.1���58.4 mm SL). The other 69 specimens of Onigocia, including type specimens of each species, except for O. macrolepis lacking existent types, and deposited at AMS, BMNH, BPBM, CMNH, HUMZ, MNHN, NICA, NSMT, QM, RMNH and USNM, are listed in Imamura & Knapp (2009)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi, 2011, Onigocia sibogae, a replacement name for a distinct species of flathead fish, Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), pp. 52-60 in Zootaxa 3066 on pages 53-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207046, {"references":["Weber, M. (1913) Die fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 710 pp.","De Beaufort, L. F. & Briggs, J. C. (1962) The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago, Vol. 11. Scleroparei, Hypostomides, Pediculati, Plectognathi, Opisthomi, Discocephali, Xenopterygii. E. J. Brill, Leiden, vi + 481 pp.","Knapp, L. W. (1999) Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter K. E. & Niem V. H. (Eds.), FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fish. Part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2385 - 2421.","De Beaufort, L. F. (1956) On a new species of Platycephalus. Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India, 22 (part B), 83 - 85.","Neijssen, H., van Tuijl, L. & Isbrucker, I. J. H. (1982) A catalogue of the type-specimens of Recent fishes in the Institute of Taxonomic Zoology (Zoologisch Museum), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Verslagen en Technische Gegevens Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoologie (Zoologisch Museum) Universiteit van Amsterdam, (33), 1 - 173.","Knapp, L. W. (1986) Family No. 155: Platycephalidae. In: Smith M. M. & Heemstra P. C. (Eds.), Smiths' sea fishes. Springer- Verlag, Macmillan, pp. 482 - 486.","Imamura, H. & McGrouther, M. (2008) New records of a flathead fish, Onigocia grandisquama (Regan, 1908) (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52, 239 - 243.","ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature). 1999. International code of zoological nomenclature, 4 th edn. The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, xxiv + 306 pp.","Imamura, H. & Knapp, L. W. (2009) Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia. Zootaxa, 2271, 57 - 63.","Knapp, L. W., Imamuram H. & Sakashita, M. (2000) Onigicia bimaculata, a new species of flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Special Publication of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, (64), 1 - 10."]}

Platycephalus orbitalis, sp. nov. Proposed common name: Western-Australian flathead (Figures 1 ���5) Platycephalus marmoratus (not Stead, 1908): Hutchins & Thompson, 1983: 78, fig. 112 (Western Australia) (in part); Hutchins & Swainston, 1986: 127, fig. 204 (Western Australia) (in part); Paxton & Hanley, 1989: 469 (Rottnest Islands to Direction Bank, Western Australia) (in part); Knapp, 1991: 29 (off Rottnest Island and Cape Cuvier, Western Australia) (in part); Hutchins, 2001: 28 (Western Australia); Hoese et al., 2006: 943 (Rottnest Island to Direction Bank, Western Australia) (in part). Holotype: CSIRO H 6349 -04, 267.4 mm SL, northwest of Rottnest Island, Western Australia (31 �� 52.56 ���S, 115 �� 18.30 ���E ��� 31 �� 52.60 ���S, 115 �� 18.49 ���E), 100���102 m depth, 10 Apr. 2006. Paratypes: 6 specimens, all from Western Australia. CSIRO H 6350 -02, 236.3 mm SL, northwest of Rottnest Island (31 �� 53 ���S, 115 �� 16 ���E), 124 m depth, 10 Apr. 2006; CSIRO H 6381 -03, 277.9 mm SL, southwest of Shark Bay (27 ��03.12���S, 113 ��04.86���E ��� 27 ��02.88���S, 113 ��04.80���E), 106 m depth, 6 Dec. 2005; CSIRO T 615, 304.6 mm SL, south of Cape Leeuwin (34 �� 35 ���S, 114 �� 53 ���E), 144 m depth, 23 Feb. 1981; WAM P. 22098 -001, Cape Cuvier (24 �� 10 ���S, 113 �� 20 ���E), 29 July 1972; WAM P. 17451 -001, 2 specimens, 266.0, 333.4 mm SL, Rottnest Island (32 ��00���S, 115 �� 30 ���E), 50 m depth, 30 Dec. 1981. Diagnosis. A species of Platycephalus with margin of the interopercle scalloped, skinny sensory tubes on infraorbitals and preopercle well developed, mostly covering cheek region, except for anteroventral region, and body and head lacking distinct large spots and bands dorsally. Description. Counts and proportional measurements are shown in Table 1. Body greatly depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, but some cycloid scales on undersurface. Head greatly flattened, length 3.2 (3.1���3.4) in SL; snout and interorbit naked; nape, and occipital, postorbital, and opercular regions mostly scaled. Snout robust, length 3.2 (3.1���3.3) in HL, longer than orbital diameter. Upper surface of eye without papillae. Iris lappet broad, well expanded and simple dorsally, and small (broad in one paratype), simple, and weakly convex ventrally (Fig. 2 A). Interorbital width 7.2 (6.9���8.4) in HL, becoming wider with growth, shorter than orbital diameter. Spines and ridges weakly developed on top and side of head (Fig. 2 B). Nasal lacking spines. Lachrymal with two (or one in five paratypes) antrorse spines. Single preocular spine present. Suborbital ridge entirely smooth. Single postorbital spine present. Frontal ridges lacking spines. Supracleithrum with spine. Preopercle with two spines; lower spine slightly longer than upper one, not reaching posterior margin of opercle; upper lacking supplementary spine. Opercle with two spines, lacking prominent ridge. Interopercular flap absent; margin of interopercle scalloped (Fig. 3 A). Maxilla reaching beyond anterior margin of pupil, length 2.7 (2.6���2.7) in HL. Teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, and in shallowly V-shaped (or crescent in a paratype) patch on vomer; tooth band on upper jaw lacking distinct notch medially. Upper jaw with several small canine teeth anteriorly; remainder of jaw with small- to moderate-size conical teeth. Lower jaw mostly with two tooth rows, partially arranged in four rows (or partially arranged in three rows in some paratypes); inner row with longer conical teeth; outer row(s) with small-size conical teeth. Palatine with two tooth rows: inner row with longer and stouter conical teeth, outer row with small conical teeth. Vomer with small- to moderate-size canine teeth anteriorly and a few canine teeth posteriorly. Lip margins without papillae. Skinny sensory tubes on infraorbitals and preopercle well developed, mostly covering cheek region, except for anteroventral region (Fig. 3 A). Pored scales in lateral line each with one exterior opening posteriorly; opening in most pored scales directed posteroventrally, in several scales posterodorsally. First dorsal fin originating posterior to opercular margin. First and second dorsal fin narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly, length 2.2 (2.0��� 2.3) in HL. Posterior tip of pelvic fin reaching to third anal fin ray, length 1.2 (1.1���1.3) in HL. Caudal fin slightly rounded (or mostly flat in some paratypes) posteriorly, length 1.8 (1.7���1.9) in HL. Color in alcohol. Body and head pale brown, lacking distinct large spots and bands dorsally, whitish ventrally. Head densely covered with very small brownish spots. First and second dorsal fins with small brown spots along rays. Pectoral fin pale brown with white lower margin and scattered small darker brown spots. Pelvic fin dark brown with pale brown basal portion and whitish outer margin. Anal fin with brownish pigments along rays; membranes of posterior portion of anal fin dusky. Caudal fin blackish, with pale brownish basal area and white posterior margin; upper margin with several blackish short oblique bands continuous with middle blackish area. Color when fresh (based on color photographs of holotype): Color mostly similar to that in alcohol. Distribution. Known only from western Australia, ranging from Cape Cuvier (24 ��S) to south of Cape Leeuwin (34 ��S) (e.g., Hutchins, 2001; this study). Pectoral fin rays 19 20 21 22 P. orbitalis (n= 7) 1 5 * 1 P. marmoratus (n= 9) 2 5 * 2 Etymology. The specific name of this new species is derived from Latin for ���eye���, based on its characteristic feature of a narrower interorbit. Remarks. Platycephalus orbitalis belongs to the genus Platycephalus in having pored scales in the lateral line more than 60 and a single tooth plate on the vomer (Imamura, 1996; Knapp, 1999). Platycephalus orbitalis is most similar to P. marmoratus in having a combination of following the characters: 13 second dorsal and anal fin rays; 65���68 pored scales in lateral line, each with one exterior opening posteriorly; snout and interorbit naked; lower opercular spine slightly longer than upper one; interopercular flap absent; no strong canine teeth on jaws, palatine, or vomer; skinny sensory tubes from infraorbitals and preopercle extending cheek region; and caudal fin blackish with white posterior margin. Other members of the genus Platycephalus do not possess this combination of characters (Knapp, 1991; Imamura, 2006). For example, a naked snout and interorbit are found only in P. marmoratus, P. chauliodous Knapp, 1991 and P. laevigatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829, and the blackish caudal fin with the white posterior margin is only present in P. marmoratus among known members of Platycephalus (e.g., Imamrua, 2006). However, P. orbitalis is easily separable from P. marmoratus in having the margin of the interopercle scalloped (vs. smooth in P. marmoratus) (Fig. 3). In addition, there is a difference in the degree of the development of the skinny sensory tubes from the infraorbitals and preopercle covering cheek region; they mostly cover the cheek region, except for the anteroventral region in P. orbitalis, whereas they only partially cover it in P. marmoratus (Fig. 3). The coloration is also helpful separating these two species; viz. the body and head lack distinct large spots and bands dorsally in P. orbitalis, while they are marbled with dark brown, brown, and pale irregular bands and spots in P. marmoratus. Platycephalus orbitalis is also distinguished from P. marmoratus in having a larger orbital diameter (17.5���20.3 % HL) and narrower interorbit (11.9���14.6 % HL), the former larger than the latter in examined material (vs. orbital diameter smaller, 15.2���20.1 % HL, and interorbit wider, 13.6���21.4 % HL, the former becoming smaller than latter by 270 mm SL in P. marmoratus) (Fig. 4), although the ranges of the orbital diameter and interorbital width of the two species are partly or mostly overlapping. Finally, the range and mode of the number of the pectoral fin rays differ in P. orbitalis and P. marmoratus, and this difference is statistically significant (Mann-Whitney���s U test; P Comparative materials. Platycephalus marmoratus (10 specimens, all collected from eastern Australia): AMS I. 15279 (471.6 mm SL); AMS I. 15260 (holotype, 310.4 mm SL); AMS I. 20721 -002 (270.9 mm SL); AMS I. 20870 -001 (178.0 mm SL, dissected by Imamura, 1996); AMS I. 22129 -004 (309.5 mm SL); AMS I. 25663 -013 (169.5 mm SL); AMS I. 25665 -026 (184.6 mm SL); AMS I. 27322 -006 (173.0 mm SL); QM I. 17021 (221.6 mm SL); QM I. 2842 (398.8 mm SL)., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi & Knapp, Leslie W., 2009, Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia, pp. 57-63 in Zootaxa 2271 on pages 58-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190969, {"references":["Stead, D. G. (1908) New fishes from New South Wales (No. 1). Department of Fisheries, New South Wales, Sydney, 12 pp, 5 pls.","Hutchins, B. & Thompson, M. (1983) The marine and estuarine fishes of south-western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, 103 pp.","Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986) Sea fishes of southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Swainston Publishing, Perth, 180 pp.","Paxton, J. R. & Hanley, J. E. (1989) Platycephalidae. In: Paxton, J. R., Hoese, D. F., Allen, G. R. & Hanley, J. E. (Eds.) Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, pp. 465 - 472.","Knapp L. W. (1991) Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, 23 - 29.","Hutchins, J. B. (2001) Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement, (63), 9 - 50.","Hoese, D. F., Bray, D. J., Paxton, J. R. & Allwn, G. R. (2006) Fishes. In: Beesley, P. L. & Wellas, A. (Eds.), Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol 35, part 2. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 934 - 948.","Imamura, H. (1996) Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity, 1, 123 - 233","Knapp L. W. (1999) Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter, K. E. & Niem, V. H. (Eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fish. Part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2385 - 2421.","Imamura, H. (2006) Rediagnosis of the in marbled flathead, Platycephalus marmoratus (Actinopterygii: Teleoistei: Platycephalidae), with comments on the composition of the type series. Species Diversity, 11, 295 - 306","Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. (1829) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Vol. 4. F. G. Levault, Paris-Strasbourg, xxvi + 2 + 518 pp."]}

Onigocia lacrimalis, sp. nov. New English name: Smooth-snout flathead (Figs. 1���4) Holotype: AMS I. 42709 -001, 138.5 mm SL, northern Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea (29 �� 54.39 ���S, 167 �� 41.05 ���E), 111���115 m depth, 15 May 2003. Paratypes: 8 specimens. MNHN 1997 -4080, 1 specimen, 96.1 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (22 �� 35 ���S, 159 �� 95 ���E), 295 m depth, 28 July 1984; MNHN 2003 -1823, 1, 109.4 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (22 �� 24 ���S, 159 �� 16 ���E), 320���325 m, 13 Oct. 1986; MNHN 2006 -1609, 3, 85.6���129.2 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (22 �� 26 ��� 51 ���S, 159 �� 21 ��� 26 ���E), 330 m, 13 Oct. 1986; MNHN 2006 -1610, 1, 143.7 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (24 �� 48 ���S, 159 �� 40 ���E), 258���269 m, 9 Oct. 1986; MNHN 2006 - 1611, 1, 80.1 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (25 �� 24 ���S, 159 �� 47 ���E), 285 m, 8 Oct. 1986; USNM 390658, 1, 117.0 mm SL, collected with MNHN 1997-4080. Non-type specimens: MNHN 1997 -4081, 1, 54.6 mm SL, collected with MNHN 1997-4080; MNHN 2002 -1321, 2, 74.7���80.6 mm SL, collected with MNHN 2006 - 1610; MNHN 2003 -1858, 1, 86.9 mm SL, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea (24 �� 44 ���S, 159 �� 39 ���E), 280 m, 9 Oct. 1986. Diagnosis. A species of Onigocia with 12���13 (usually 12) second dorsal-fin rays, 12 anal-fin rays, 21���25 pectoral-fin rays (mode 23), 8 branched caudal-fin rays, anterior 2���4 scales in the lateral line with a spine, a single preocular spine, and lacking gill rakers on upper arch, ocular and interopercular flaps, and distinct antrorse lachrymal spines. Description. Data for the holotype are presented first, followed by those for paratypes in parentheses or brackets. When non-type specimens have notable additional variations, they are also shown separately: first dorsal-fin rays I+VIII (I+VII���VIII, VII in three, VIII in five); second dorsal-fin rays 12 [12 (one non-type with 13)]; anal-fin rays 12 (12); pectoral-fin rays 2 (upper, unbranched) + 12 (middle, branched) + 9 (lower, unbranched) = 23 [2 + 10���11 + 9���11 = 21���24 (non-types with 2 + 9���12 + 10���12 = 23���25)]; pelvic-fin rays I, 5 (I, 5); branched caudal-fin rays 4 (upper) + 4 (lower) = 8 (4 + 4 = 8); scales in lateral line 35, anterior 3 scales with a spine (32 ���34, 2��� 4 with spine, often 3]; oblique body-scale rows slanting downward and backward above lateral line 35 (32���35); oblique body-scale rows slanting downward and forward above lateral line 35 [32���35 (a non-type with 36)]; gill rakers 0 + 4 = 4 (0 + 4���5 = 4���5). Proportions as % SL: HL 42.2 (39.3���42.6); predorsal length 39.6 (37.3���40.1); length of first dorsal-fin base 20.7 (16.9���21.7); length of second dorsal-fin base 25.6 (24.2���28.9); length of anal-fin base 30.2 (26.9���32.7); caudal peduncle length 7.6 (7.4���9.1); caudal peduncle depth 4.2 (4.0��� 4.8); snout length 12.9 (12.1���13.2); orbital diameter 11.2 (10.7 ���12.0); upper jaw length 16.0 (15.1���16.8); lower jaw length 22.5 (20.9���23.6); interorbital width 2.2 (1.9���2.3); pectoral-fin length 18.3 (16.5���18.4); pelvic fin-length 28.4 (27.0��� 30.6); caudal-fin length 23.5 (22.1���26.2); length of first spine of first dorsal fin 6.4 (5.7���6.3); length of second spine of first dorsal fin 15.8 (15.2���19.3); length of first ray of second dorsal fin 15.2 (13.6���16.2); length of first anal fin ray 9.9 (7.4 ���9.0). Proportions as % HL: snout length 30.7 (30.2���31.9); orbital diameter 26.5 (26.8���28.7); upper jaw length 37.8 (37.1���39.6); lower jaw length 53.3 (53.3���55.5); interorbital width 5.1 (4.7���5.8). Body depressed, mostly covered with ctenoid scales, some cycloid scales on undersurface. Head flattened; postorbital region, opercle and nape scaled. Snout slender, slightly longer than eye diameter (or shorter in two non-types). Upper surface of eye without papillae. Iris lappet scalloped dorsally, broad and simple ventrally (Fig. 2) (or bilobed dorsally, or absent dorsally and ventrally in some paratypes). Interorbit narrow and concave. Top and side of head bearing spines and serrated ridges. Nasal usually with one pair of small spines. Two (left side) or three (right) ethmoid spines present. Lachrymal lacking serration and distinct antrorse spines. A single sharp preocular spine present, with a single (or two in some paratypes and three in one) small spine basally (Fig. 3). Distinct preorbital spines absent. Suborbital ridge with fine serrations, comprised of 22 (left) or 23 (right) small spines (17���27 in left and 16���23 in right in paratypes). Supraorbital ridge finely serrated except for anterior portion (Fig. 3). A single spine on fifth infraorbital (or absent in some paratypes). Spine absent on fourth infraorbital (or present in some paratypes). Postorbital region with several small spines. Frontal with two (left) or three (right) spines. Pterotic with serrated ridge, ending with a sharp spine. One nuchal spine each on supratemporal on right, posttemporal and supracleithrum, respectively; supratemporal on left with 2 spines. Preopercle with three spines; uppermost one longest, not reaching posterior margin of opercle, bearing single supplementary spines; lowermost one smallest. Base of upper and lower opercular spines without serrations. Interopercular flap absent. Maxilla reaching near anterior margin of pupil. Teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, and in 2 separate patches on vomer; tooth band on upper jaw with an indistinct notch medially (with a distinct notch in all paratypes). Upper and lower jaws with villiform teeth; anteromedial portion of upper jaw with several short, slender, conical teeth. Tooth band on palatine narrow, with 2 irregular rows of small, conical teeth. Vomerine teeth villiform anteriorly, becoming larger and changing to small conical posteriorly. Lip margins without papillae. Sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle well developed, completely covering cheek region. Pored scales in lateral line with 2 exterior openings posteriorly. First dorsal fin originating slightly behind opercular margin. First and second dorsal fins narrowly separated. Pectoral fin rounded posteriorly. Posterior tip of pelvic fin attaining base of fifth (third to fifth in paratypes) anal-fin ray. Caudal fin slightly rounded posteriorly (or mostly straight in some paratypes). Color in alcohol. Body and head light brown above, pale below. Body with three indistinct saddle-like brownish bands; one below first dorsal fin and two below second, respectively (or bands distinct in some paratypes). An indistinct patch on caudal peduncle. An indistinct brown spot below eye (or spot distinct in some paratypes). First dorsal fin with one grayish band and small dark spots except on anterodorsal area. Second dorsal fin with scattered melanophores and several small brown spots. Pectoral fin light brown, with small brown spots. Pelvic fin light brown; anterior portion with dark-brown (or light-brown in a paratype) blotch, extending along membranes posteriorly; posterior portion with small dark-brown spots (or pelvic fin mostly brown to black with a pale narrow outer margin and a pale posterior portion having small brown to black spots in most paratypes). Anal fin pale. Caudal fin with narrow (or broad in most paratypes, its width varied from about one-third to one-fifth of caudal-fin length) pale-brown (dark-brown to black in paratypes) band posteriorly; posterior margin pale; several small brown spots scattered elsewhere on the fin. Distribution. Currently known only from the Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, and northern Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, at depths of 111��� 330 m. Etymology. The specific name alludes to the characteristic absence of distinct antrorse lachrymal spines in this species; applied as an adjective. Remarks. Onigocia lacrimalis is easily separable from other members of the genus Onigocia in having 12���13 (usually 12) second-dorsal and 12 anal-fin rays [vs. both fins usually or always 11 rays in O. bimaculata Knapp, Imamura & Sakashita, 2000, O. grandisquama (Regan, 1908), O. oligolepis (Regan, 1908), and O. pedimacula (Regan, 1908)], 8 branched caudal-fin rays [vs. 9 or more in O. grandisquama, O. macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854), and O. spinosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)], anterior 2���4 scales of the lateral line with a spine (vs. 10-20 in O. spinosa), a single preocular spine (vs. 3 or more in O. bimaculata, O. oligolepis, O. pedimacula, and O. spinosa), and in lacking gill rakers on the upper gill arch [vs. a single gill raker present in others, except for O. pedimacula which also lacks rakers], lacking an ocular flap (vs. present in O. grandisquama, O. macrolepis, and O. spinosa), and lacking an interopercular flap (vs. present in O. bimaculata). Although partial overlap is recognized, the number of pectoral-fin rays is also helpful in separating O. lacrimalis from its congeners except for O. oligolepis [21���25 (mode 23) in O. lacrimalis, vs. usually 22 or fewer in others, except for O. oligolepis with 22���23 rays]. Finally, Onigocia lacrimalis is characterized in lacking distinct antrorse lachrymal spines, whereas all other members of the genus Onigocia have two or more distinct spines. The characters discussed here are summarized in Table 1 (for data of other members of Onigocia, see also Regan, 1908; Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955; Knapp, 1986, 1999; Imamura & Sakashita, 1997; Knapp et al. 2000; Imamura & McGrouther, 2008). *Including holotype or lectotype; D 2, second dorsal-fin rays; A, anal-fin rays; P 1, pectoral-fin rays; BC, branched caudal-fin rays; LSS, lateral-line scales with spine; GR, gill rakers; OF, ocular flap; IF, interopercular flap; OS, ocular spine; LS, distinct antrorse lachrymal spine. Comparative materials. Onigocia bimaculata (11 specimens): BPBM 19891 (2 paratypes, 42.3 ���56.0 mm), Red Sea; BPBM 33599 (74.6 mm), Coral Sea; MNHN 1977 -0978 (2 paratypes, 30.2���37.4 mm), Israel; MNHN 1977-3920 (paratype, 56.4 mm), New Caledonia; NSMT-P 45638, 54248, 54249 (3 paratypes, 23.2���36.8 mm), NSMT-P 54247 (holotype, 58.6 mm), CMNH-ZF 13964 (66.6 mm), Japan. O. grandisquama (17 specimens): AMS I. 24489 -005 (68.6 mm), BPBM 33845 (66.7 mm), Chesterfield Islands; QM I. 23086, I. 23267, I. 36593, I. 36770, I. 36807, I. 37439, I. 37839 (5), I. 37923, I. 40097 (13 specimens, 38.8���77.5 mm), northeastern Australia; BMNH 1908.3. 23.209 (holotype, 54.4 mm), Seychelles; NICA 242 (54.4 mm), Gulf of Thailand. O. macrolepis (13 specimens): HMNZ 35464, 48181, 49469, 65559, 79918, 79976, 109310, 109311, 110882, 142805, 142820, 142821 (12, 73.4���110.6 mm), Japan; HMNZ 79919 (59.3 mm), Taiwan. O. oligolepis (1 specimen): BMNH 1908.3. 23.208 (holotype, 82.2 mm), Mauritius. O. pedimacula (1 specimen): BMNH 1901.12. 31.45 (holotype, 44.0 mm), Maldives. O. spinosa (13 specimens): AMS I. 22831 -013 (1 of 11, 72.8 mm), northwestern Australia; HUMZ 5451, 71719, 110549, 110624, 199941 (5, 64.0��� 93.2 mm), RMNH 567 a (lectotype, 93.1 mm), RMNH 567 b-g (6 paralectotypes, 47.7 ���85.0 mm), Japan., Published as part of Imamura, Hisashi & Knapp, Leslie W., 2009, A new species of the flathead genus Onigocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from the Coral and Tasman Seas, pp. 23-28 in Zootaxa 2008 on pages 24-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185737, {"references":["Knapp, L. W., Imamura, H. & Sakashita, M. (2000) Onigocia bimaculata, a new species of flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Special Publication of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, (64), 1 - 10.","Regan, C. T. (1908) Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. 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A new species of platycephalid, Onigocia lacrimalis, is described on the basis of specimens collected from the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea) and Norfolk Ridge (Tasman Sea), at depths of 111–330 m. Onigocia lacrimalis differs from the six congeners of the genus in having 12–13 (usually 12) second dorsal-fin rays, 12 anal-fin rays, 21–25 pectoral-fin rays, 8 branched caudal-fin rays, anterior 2–4 scales of the lateral line with a spine, and a single preocular spine, and in lacking gill rakers on the upper arch, ocular and interopercular flaps, and distinct antrorse lachrymal spines.