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03E1DE4F2905DF2427843750FE57CB8D.text	03E1DE4F2905DF2427843750FE57CB8D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Egglestonichthys Miller & Wongrat 1979	<div><p>Genus Egglestonichthys Miller &amp; Wongrat, 1979</p><p>Chinese name: 伊KṞẊdz</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1DE4F2905DF2427843750FE57CB8D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Su, Yo;Hsu, Yu-Chieh;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): New records of two goby species from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 5693 (1): 66-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4
03E1DE4F2905DF23278437C4FAFACC2D.text	03E1DE4F2905DF23278437C4FAFACC2D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Egglestonichthys melanoptera (Visweswara Rao 1971)	<div><p>Egglestonichthys melanoptera (Visweswara Rao, 1971)</p><p>English name: Eggleston’s black-fin Goby</p><p>New Chinese name: AEḆ伊KṞẊ</p><p>Figs. 1–3. Tables 1, 2.</p><p>Callogobius melanoptera Visweswara Rao, 1971: 44, figs. 1a, d (Type locality: Godavari Estuary, India. Holotype: ZSI 7919/2).</p><p>Egglestonichthys melanoptera (Visweswara Rao, 1971): Larson &amp; Hoese 1997: 48 (new combination and redescription). Larson &amp; Murdy in Carpenter &amp; Niem 2001: 3596 (listed, western Central Pacific). Larson 2013: 154 (in key). Prokofiev 2016: 808 (Vietnam). Psomadakis et al. 2020: 548 (Myanmar). Fujiwara et al. 2020: 96 (mentioned, compared to the new species described). Delventhal &amp; Mooi 2023: 462 (mentioned). Ragul et al. 2024: 3 (new record from southeastern India). Chen et al. 2025:1057 (first record from Hainan Island, China)</p><p>Specimens examined</p><p>NMMB-P 22723, 76.3 mm SL, off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.45944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.372778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.45944/lat 22.372778)">Dong-gang</a> fishing port (ca. 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E), Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, 3 December 2014, bottom trawl, collected by H.-C. Ho. NMMB-P 38470, 80.4 mm SL, off Dong-gang fishing port, 16 July 1985. NMMB-P 40719, 69.0 mm SL, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.22&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.714724" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.22/lat 22.714724)">Ke-Tzu-Liao</a> (ca. 22°42'53"N, 120°13'12"E), Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, 2 August 2021, bottom trawl, collected by S.-L. Ng. NMMB-P 41619, 79.1 mm SL, off southwestern Taiwan, 22°38'23.78"N, 120°10'10.27"E, R/V <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.16952&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.639938" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.16952/lat 22.639938)">New Ocean Researcher</a> III (NORIII), hr. 1400–1600, 4 November 2023, bottom trawl at speed of 2 knots for 30 minutes, depth ca. 100 m, collected by T.-J. Hu et al.</p><p>Description of Taiwanese specimens. Meristic and morphometric data are provided in Tables 1 and 2.</p><p>Dorsal-fin rays VI–I, 10; pectoral-fin rays 20–22/20–21; pelvic-fin rays I, 5/I, 5; anal-fin rays I, 9; segmented caudal-fin rays 9/8; branched caudal-fin rays 8/7; unsegmented procurrent caudal-fin rays 6/5–6. Gill rakers on outer face of first arch 3+1+14–15=18–19. Longitudinal scale rows 33–39; transverse scale rows 10–14; circumpeduncular scales 16–18; predorsal scales 23–26 (n=2). Vertebrae 10+16=26; dorsal-fin interdigitation pattern 3/22110/9; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to first haemal spine 2.</p><p>Body slender, greatest depth 4.1–4.8 in SL. Head oval in shape, length 3.3–3.5 in SL, its depth smaller than its length, depth 1.6–1.8 in HL; upper profile in front of dorsal fin flat; eyes moderate, 3.8–4.0 in HL; space between eyes flat and narrow, interorbital width 6.1–8.9 in HL; snout slightly rounded, its length 4.8–5.2 in HL and not protruding before premaxilla.</p><p>Mouth moderate, upper-jaw length 2.2–2.3 in HL; its posterior end slightly anterior to vertical through middle of eye. Two nostrils (Fig. 3A, B), with anterior nostril covered by flap and situated at horizontal through upper margin of eye; posterior nostril forming short tube, immediately in front of eye and situated at horizontal through middle of eye. Premaxilla and dentary covered with band of canine teeth, with outermost row enlarged and recurved; inner most row slightly enlarged. Vomer and palatine edentate.</p><p>Gill rakers on first arch rod-shaped and laterally compressed, with small conical teeth on inner surfaces; rakers on outer face of second to fourth arches forming bumps; rakers on inner face of outer three arches forming bumps. Pseudobranchial filaments present and short, their number undetectable. Gill membrane connected to isthmus anteriorly; ventral end of gill opening extending anteriorly to about level of posterior margin of preopercle.</p><p>Body scales deciduous, covering body, operculum, nape, interorbital region, snout, chest, and pectoral and caudal-fin bases. Nape, snout and operculum with ctenoid scales (other area undetectable). Head pores absent. Sensory papillae on head minute and shown in Fig. 3. Transverse papillae on cheek in ca. 8 rows; those on lower jaw in ca. 9 rows.</p><p>Dorsal-fin spines flexible, with longest spine filamentous; all soft rays branched and filamentous. Pectoral fin rounded; length 2.2–2.6 in SL, its tip reaching beyond vertical through anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin long and slightly filamentous, its length 3.2–3.7 in SL; its tip reaching or slightly anterior to anus when adpressed; pelvic fin united anteriorly but without frenum. Anal-fin soft rays slightly filamentous. Caudal fin lanceolate, length 1.8–2.2 in SL. Caudal-peduncle stout, length and depth 1.2–1.3 and 2.6–2.8 in HL, respectively.</p><p>Coloration</p><p>When fresh (Fig. 1), body uniformly light brown, with head darker than body; all fins dark to black; scales pockets dark brown.</p><p>When preserved (Fig. 2), color similar to that of fresh. Mouth pale, with underside of tongue behind lower-jaw teeth with scarce pigments or a single black blotch.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Originally described from India (Visweswara Rao 1971), and later recorded from the Samor Sea, the Philippines (Larson &amp; Hoese 1997), Vietnam (Larson &amp; Hoese 1997; Prokofiev 2016), Myanmar (Psomadakis et al. 2020), Papua New Guinea (Larson &amp; Hoese 1997), and Hainan Island, China (Chen et al. 2025). Our specimens represent the northernmost record of this species, where it occurs at depths less than 100 m.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The present specimens are identified as Egglestonichthys melanoptera (Visweswara Rao 1971) based on the absence of a pelvic frenum, large mouth with its posterior end extending to below the eye and the dark brown to black coloration of both body and fins (Larson &amp; Hoese 1997; Larson 2013). Meristic data generally match earlier records (Larson &amp; Hoese 1997; Table 1). However, our specimens exhibit fewer predorsal scales (23–26 vs. 29–37 in Larson &amp; Hoese 1997) and slightly more circumpeduncular scales (16–18 vs. 14–16). These differences may be due to the deciduous nature of the scales and their irregular arrangement, which can make scale counts variable.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1DE4F2905DF23278437C4FAFACC2D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Su, Yo;Hsu, Yu-Chieh;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): New records of two goby species from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 5693 (1): 66-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4
03E1DE4F2902DF2327843088FE77CCD5.text	03E1DE4F2902DF2327843088FE77CCD5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Obliquogobius Koumans 1941	<div><p>Genus Obliquogobius Koumans, 1941</p><p>New Chinese name: ÑṞẊdz</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1DE4F2902DF2327843088FE77CCD5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Su, Yo;Hsu, Yu-Chieh;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): New records of two goby species from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 5693 (1): 66-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4
03E1DE4F2902DF2C278430E0FB0BCA25.text	03E1DE4F2902DF2C278430E0FB0BCA25.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Obliquogobius yamadai Shibukawa & Aonuma 2007	<div><p>Obliquogobius yamadai Shibukawa &amp; Aonuma, 2007</p><p>English name: Yamada’s deep-dwelling goby</p><p>New Chinese name: ƜHKÑṞẊ</p><p>Figs. 4, 5. Tables 3, 4.</p><p>Obliquogobius yamadai Shibukawa &amp; Aonuma, 2007:147 (Type locality: East China Sea, 31°28'48''N, 127°00'54''E, depth 133 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P73003): Chen et al. 2012: 269 (in key). Matsui et al. 2014: 8 (listed, Wakasa Bay, Japan). Sonoyama et al. 2020: 106 (listed, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan). Fujiwara et al. 2021: 547 (compared to the new species described). Ho et al. 2021: 500, plate 8C (listed, South Java, Indonesia). Fricke 2022: 7 (in key). Gloerfelt-Tarp &amp; Kailola 2022:257 (southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia)</p><p>Specimens examined</p><p>NMMB-P 41620, 41.4 mm SL, male, off <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.45944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.372778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.45944/lat 22.372778)">Dong-gang</a> fishing port (ca. 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E), Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, 9 January 2025, collected by Y. Su et al.</p><p>Description of Taiwanese specimens. Meristic and morphometric data are provided in Tables 3 and 4.</p><p>Dorsal-fin rays VI–I, 9; pectoral-fin rays 22/22; pelvic-fin rays I, 5/I, 5; anal-fin rays I, 9; principal caudal-fin rays 8+7. Gill rakers on outer face of first arch 2+1+10=13. Longitudinal scale rows 24; transverse scale rows from anal-fin origin dorsoanterior to first dorsal-fin base 6; transverse scale rows from anal-fin origin dorsoposterior to second dorsal-fin base 7; transverse scale rows from second dorsal-fin origin ventroposterior to anal-fin base 8; circumpeduncular scales 12; predorsal scales 0. Vertebrae 10+16=26; dorsal-fin interdigitation pattern 3/22110/9; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to first haemal spine 2.</p><p>Body robust, greatest depth at second dorsal-fin origin, depth 3.5 in SL. Head oval in shape, length 3.5 in SL, its depth smaller than its length, depth 1.6 in HL; upper profile in front of dorsal fin slightly rounded; eyes large, 2.3 in HL; space between eyes narrow, interorbital width 35.6 in HL; snout slightly rounded, its length 4.7 in HL and not protruding before premaxilla.</p><p>Mouth moderate, upper-jaw length 2.3 in HL; its posterior end anterior to vertical through middle of eye. Two nostrils, with anterior nostril forming short tube and situated at horizontal through middle of eye; posterior nostril forming pore, immediately in front of eye and situated higher than anterior nostril. Premaxilla and dentary covered with canine teeth, with outermost row enlarged and recurved. Vomer and palatine edentate.</p><p>Gill rakers on first arch rod-shaped and laterally compressed; rakers on outer face of second to fourth arches and on inner face of outer three arches forming bumps. Pseudobranchial filaments present and short, their number undetectable. Gill membrane connected to isthmus anteriorly; gill opening extending anteriorly, reaching slightly before vertical through posterior margin of preopercle.</p><p>Body scales deciduous, covering body, upper operculum, and pectoral and caudal-fin bases. Nape naked. Head sensory pores and papillae shown in Fig. 5. Sensory canal well developed, including pores B’, C, D, E, F, G, H’, M’, N and O’; all pores paired except for C and D. Sensory papillae on head well developed: row a and c with 3 papillae aligned in nearly horizontally; row cp with 1 papilla, situated just below posterior most papillae of row c; row d with 7 papillae; row f with 2 papillae just after symphysis of lower jaw; row ot with 11 papillae; and row z with 3 papillae aligned vertically.</p><p>Dorsal-fin spines flexible, with first spine longest and filamentous; all soft rays branched. Pectoral fin rounded, slightly pointed; length 3.5 in SL, its tip reaching beyond vertical through anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin long, its length 4.3 in SL; its tip reaching anus when adpressed; fifth rays connected via membrane; pelvic fin united anteriorly but without frenum. Anal-fin soft rays progressively longer posteriorly. Caudal fin pointed, length 2.6 in SL. Caudal-peduncle somewhat stout, length and depth 1.0 and 2.6 in HL, respectively.</p><p>Coloration</p><p>When fresh (Fig. 4A, B), body dusky, with eight transverse yellow bars from nape to caudal-fin base. Head dusky and slightly darker than body. Sclera and nape behind eye slightly yellow. First dorsal fin dusky, becoming darker to black distally; second dorsal-fin, anal, pectoral-fin rays dusky; caudal-fin rays with yellow bars but faded and turned dusky subsequently (YS and YCH, pers. obs.), with its tips black; membranes of second dorsal and caudal fins pale, or with very scare black pigments; second to fifth pelvic-fin soft rays dark to black, with its membranes with dense black pigments. Caudal-fin base with rounded patch of dense black pigments.</p><p>When preserved (Fig. 4C), coloration similar to that of fresh, with yellow region turned pale. Oral cavity, inner operculum, and gill rakers and arches pale. Caudal peduncle with one thin black line ventrally, originates from end of anal-fin base to near procurrent caudal-fin rays.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Originally described from the East China Sea and Japan, with possible records from the Philippines and from regions between southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Gloerfelt-Trap &amp; Kailola 1984; Shibukawa &amp; Aonima 2007). The latter record from southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia was confirmed by Gloerfelt-Trap &amp; Kailola (2022). Our specimen represent the first record of the genus Obliquogobius from Taiwan and fills the distribution gap of this species between Japan and southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Inhabits at depths down to 165 m (Shibukawa &amp; Aonima 2007). Our specimens were collected at depth ca. 100– 300 m.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The present specimen is identified as Obliquogobius yamadai based on the combination of second dorsal-fin ray I, 9; pore G of anterior oculoscapular canal present; anterior end of gill opening reaching slightly before posterior margin of preopercle; lateral side of nape, pectoral-fin base, and cheek with scales; midline of nape naked; head length 28.4% SL; caudal-fin length 38.8% SL, with its upper lobe longer than lower lobe; first dorsal fin without a black spot; eight transverse yellow bars from the nape to caudal-fin base; and a rounded patch of dense black pigment at the caudal-fin base (Shibukawa &amp; Aonuma 2007; Chen et al. 2012).</p><p>Meristic values closely match those of the type series (Table 3). Several morphometric differences are apparent (Table 4), particularly in caudal-peduncle length (31.4% SL vs. 50.6–57.6% SL in the type series) and the length of the first dorsal-fin spine (26.1% SL vs. 13.0–16.8% SL). The caudal-peduncle discrepancy likely reflects different measurement landmarks; here, it was measured from the end of the anal-fin base to the caudal-fin base, whereas Shibukawa &amp; Aonuma (2007) appear to have measured from either the anal-fin origin or the anus. Additionally, our examination revealed that the first dorsal-fin spine in our specimen is elongated and filamentous, a condition not mentioned in the original description. This character is unlikely to be related to sexual dimorphism, as either sex of type specimens does not have their fin spine elongated (Shibukawa &amp; Aonuma 2007). Therefore, further specimens are required to determine whether this represents an abnormality or intraspecific variation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1DE4F2902DF2C278430E0FB0BCA25	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Su, Yo;Hsu, Yu-Chieh;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): New records of two goby species from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 5693 (1): 66-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.4
