Coelorinchus cingulatus Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920

Iwamoto, Tomio, Nakayama, Naohide, Shao, Kwang-Tsao & Table, Hsuan-Ching Ho, 2015, Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 62 (3), pp. 31-126 : 52

Coelorinchus cingulatus Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920

Coelorhynchus cingulatus Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920:480, fig. 15 (holotype, USNM 78221, South China Sea, near Taiwan, 421 m; paratype, USNM 78223, off n. Luzon, 410 m) .

Coelorinchus cingulatus : Okamura in Okamura and Kitajima, 1984:229, 366 (1 spec., Okinawa Trough , 250 m). Shen 1984:146.— Shao et al., 2008: table 2 (17 spec., NET, SWT, SCS, 236–1211 m) .

Caelorinchus cingulatus : Iwamoto and Merrett, 1997:493–495, fig. 8 (17 spec., New Caledonia region, e. coast Australia; 480–580 m).— Merrett and Iwamoto, 2000:744 (5 spec., New Caledonia, Vanuatu, 460–525 m).— Chiou et al., 2004b:37, 47 (in key, listed from Taiwan).

MATERIAL EXAMINED (29 spec.).— NET: ASIZP 63249 (1, 233 TL), Da-xi ; ASIZP 64545 (2, 152–155 TL), Nan-fang-ao ; ASZIP 65662 (1, 232 TL), Da-xi ; ASIZP 70211 (5, 263–304 TL), Da-xi ; ASIZP 70245 (1, 205 TL), Da-xi . SWT: ASIZP 65520 (6, 120–173 TL), CD 137, 316– 477 m ; ASIZP 65582 (2, 195–200 TL), CD 141, 985– 1110 m ; ASIZP 65583 (5, 175–200 TL), CD 136, 998– 1211 m ; ASIZP 65605 (2, 160–170 TL), CD 138, 441 m ; ASIPZ 66183 (1, 240 TL), OCP 313, 513 m. Other specimens: ASIZP 67859 (1, 234 TL), Aurora, 422–431 m ; ASIZP 67962 (1, 154 TL), Aurora, 431–493 m ; ASIZP 68017 (1, 226 TL), Aurora, 357– 367 m.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES.— 1D II 8–9; P i16–19; GR-I (inner) 6–8 (total); scales below midbase 1D 3.5–5.5, below 2D 4.5–6.5; pyl.caeca 10–15. Snout sharply pointed, 43–50% HL; terminal scute slender, sharp; anterlateral snout margin incompletely support by bone; orbit 22–26% HL, 1.6– 2.2 in snout length; upper jaw 19–24% HL; body somewhat cylindrical, greatest width slightly less than greatest depth. Underside of snout and head naked; nasal fossa naked or sparsely scaled; body scales large, densely covered with 7–15 parallel spinule rows. Second spinous ray of 1D slightly prolonged; rays of 2D well developed, almost as long as opposites in anal fin. Light organ group IV, extends from anus to just behind isthmus. A series of dark saddles on body, anterior two directed obliquely downwards and forward. Attains about 300 mm TL.

DISTRIBUTION.— Originally described from the South China Sea near Taiwan and n. Luzon, but subsequently recorded from Japan (East China Sea), the e. coast of Australia, and the regions around New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Loyalty Island. It was collected in Taiwan ( NET, SWT) at depths between 236 and 1211 m.

REMARKS.— Specimens from the sw. Pacific show slight differences from those from the n. hemisphere, but we have not been able to tease out any specific characters that would differentiate the populations. The species is most likely to be confused with C. fuscigulus , but that species lacks an elongated 1D spinous ray and has differences in body markings.