identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
41C6A332A16F5415B1C20AC6FCFF6005.text	41C6A332A16F5415B1C20AC6FCFF6005.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Owstonia aurora Liao, Rodolfo & Shao 2022	<div><p>Owstonia cf. aurora</p><p>Figs 5, 6; Tables 5, 6</p><p>Owstonia totomiensis (non Tanaka): Jhan and Ho in Koeda and Ho 2019: 984 (in part, misidentification; NMMB-P 29294).</p><p>Specimen examined.</p><p>All collected from 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 fishing port</a> (ca 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E), Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan • NMMB-P 29294, 76.6 mm SL, 3 April 2018, collected by K. Koeda • NMMB-P 42302, 73.7 mm SL, collected by Y. Su, Y.-C. Hsu, H.-C. Ho .</p><p>Description of Taiwanese specimens.</p><p>Meristic and morphometric data are provided in Tables 5, 6.</p><p>Dorsal-fin rays III, 20–21; pectoral-fin rays 22 / 22–23; pelvic-fin rays I, 5 / I, 5; anal-fin rays I, 13; principal caudal-fin rays 8 + 7, uppermost and lowermost rays unbranched; procurrent caudal-fin rays 3 on both upper and lower lobes. Gill rakers on outer face of first gill arch 12–13 + 24 = 36–37 (total); pseudobranchial filaments 25–26. Oblique body scale rows 46 – ca 57 / 47 – ca 50; cheek scale rows 7–9 / 9. Vertebrae 11 + 17 = 28; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 2. Spines on preopercle 0 / 0. Premaxillary teeth 19–25 / 21; inner premaxillary teeth 0 / 0; lateral dentary teeth 9–13 / 10 – 14; symphyseal teeth 4–6 / 4 – 5; inner symphyseal teeth 1 / 1.</p><p>Body slender, depth at anal-fin origin 3.8–4.0 in SL; both dorsal and ventral profiles of body straight, slightly tapering to caudal fin. Head large, length 2.7–2.8 in SL; anterior profile of head rounded, gently curved to dorsal-fin origin. Eyes large, eye diameter 2.1–2.2 in HL. Two nostrils, with anterior one forming tube and short flap; posterior one oval, without flap, situated immediately in front of eye. Preoprecle and opercle covered by skin; posterior margin of preopercle smooth</p><p>Mouth lower in position, slightly oblique. Jaws terminated, with lower jaw slightly protruding before upper jaw. Upper-jaw length 1.6–1.7 in HL, its end reaching to vertical through middle of eye; posterodorsal tip of ascending premaxillary processes with two or three pairs of small papillae. Supramaxilla absent. Premaxilla with single row of canine teeth; teeth gradually smaller posteriorly; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Dentary with single row of canine teeth; those on symphyseal slightly larger than others; some lateral teeth slightly enlarged anteriorly; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Vomer and palatine without teeth.</p><p>Body scales cycloid and deciduous. Scales absent on isthmus, gular, both jaws, and interorbital space. Lateral line type 1; its origin from posttemporal and along dorsal-fin base; not extending beyond dorsal-fin origin. Lateral line terminates below 11 th total dorsal-fin ray (n = 1).</p><p>Dorsal fin with long base, originated at vertical through upper end of gill slit; its distal nearly straight, with slight elevation on soft rays; no distinct notch between spines and soft rays. Pectoral-fin tip rounded; its length 1.4–1.5 in HL; its origin at same horizontal through lower margin of eye; its tip reaching to anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin elongated, its length 1.4–1.5 in HL; its origin below 3 rd dorsal-fin spine; its tip reaching to anus when adpressed. Anal-fin base moderately long, its posterior end slightly anterior to that of dorsal fin; its origin below 12 th total dorsal-fin ray; fin rays gradually longer posteriorly; its distal margin nearly straight. Caudal fin rounded, slightly pointed; its length 0.8 in HL (n = 1). Caudal peduncle broad, length and depth 2.1–2.2 and 3.6–3.9 in HL, respectively.</p><p>Coloration.</p><p>When fresh (Fig. 4), body, pectoral fin, with dorsum, top of head, dorsal- and anal-fin soft rays, distal margin of pelvic-fin soft rays, and caudal fin red. Distal and proximal margins of dorsal and anal fins with white band. Caudal fin with ca three large white blotches. When preserved (Fig. 5), body uniformly pale. Black stripe or blotch on dorsal fin between second spine and sixth soft ray. Membrane between premaxilla and maxilla pale or slightly dusky (with small dusky blotch on right side of NMMB-P 42302). Inner face of preopercle slightly dusky. Anal fin with black spots (spots fewer and more faint in NMMB-P 42302).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Jhan and Ho (2019) reported three specimens of O. totomiensis (NMMB-P 23318, NMMB-P 23838, and NMMB-P 29294), of which the latter is here identified as O. cf. aurora, and the other two specimens are identified as O. totomiensis .</p><p>Liao et al. (2022) stated that their O. aurora has lateral line ends below 17 th – 22 nd dorsal-fin soft ray; however, it is apparently an error as they provided 21 dorsal-fin soft rays throughout the article. See Discussion for further comparison.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/41C6A332A16F5415B1C20AC6FCFF6005	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Su, Yo;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): A new species of the bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (Perciformes, Cepolidae) from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with new records and comments on morphological characters of congeners. ZooKeys 1262: 61-80, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1262.167436
6BE000F93148500191B3C1B006C6F108.text	6BE000F93148500191B3C1B006C6F108.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Owstonia doryptera (Fowler 1934)	<div><p>Owstonia doryptera (Fowler, 1934)</p><p>Figs 2, 3, 4; Tables 3, 4 English name: Spear-finned Bandfish New Chinese name: 矛鰭歐氏鰧</p><p>Loxopseudochromis doryptera Fowler, 1934: 354, fig. 106 (type locality: off northern Mindanao Island, Philippines, depth 175 fathoms [= 320 m]. Lectotype: USNM 93166 ).</p><p>Owstonia doryptera (Fowler 1934). Smith-Vaniz and Johnson 2016: 45 (redescription and lectotype designation). Liao et al. 2022: 127 (listed in comparative material).</p><p>Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler 1934). Imai 2000: 625 (listed, South China Sea). Smith-Vaniz 2001: 3332 (listed). Liao et al. 2009: 522 (compared to the new species described).</p><p>Owstonia psilos (non Smith-Vaniz and Johnson). Jhan and Ho 2019: 982, unnumbered figure (in part, misidentification; NMMB-P 30640).</p><p>Specimens examined.</p><p>All collected from 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 fishing port</a> (ca 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E), Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan • NMMB-P 001317, 86.6 mm SL, 31 May 1985, coll. H.-C. Chang • NMMB-P 30640, 158.3 mm SL, 10 September 2018, coll. K. Koeda and Y. Hibino • NMMB-P 31226, 108.9 mm SL, 29 July 2018, coll. H.-C. Ho • NMMB-P 32875, 108.4 mm SL • NMMB-P 32884, 200.2 mm SL, 5 April 2019, coll. H.-C. Ho • NMMB-P 33730, 2 specimens, 90.1–119.3 mm SL, 22 February 2020, coll. H.-C. Ho • NMMB-P 34605, 233.7 mm SL, 30 July 2020, coll. H.-C. Ho • NMMB-P 34901, 86.1 mm SL, 11 August 2020, coll. H.-C. Ho and C.-N. Tang • NMMB-P 36076, 80.6 mm SL, 16 September 2020, coll. Y. Su, T.-K. Chou and N.-S. Leung • NMMB-P 36133, 89.7 mm SL, 14 July 2021, coll. Y. Su, Y.-H. Kuo, and L. C. Halasan • NMMB-P 38848, 2 specimens, 131.3–140.4 mm SL, 28 May 2022, coll. Y. Su • NMMB-P 38895, 159.9 mm SL, 6 January 2023, coll. Y. Su, R.-Y. Hung, and Y.-C. Fan • NMMB-P 42298, 78.3 mm SL, 9 May 2024, coll. Y. Su and Y.-C. Hsu • NMMB-P 42267, 296.1 mm SL, 11 February 2025, coll. K.-H. Wu • NMMB-P 42299, 109.1 mm SL, 8 March 2025, coll. K.-H. Wu • NMMB-P 42300, 143.0 mm SL, 26 September 2024, coll. Y. Su and Y.-C. Hsu • NMMB-P 42301, 105.2 mm SL, 2 April 2025, coll. H.-C. Ho and J.-Y. Chiang .</p><p>Description of Taiwanese specimens.</p><p>Meristic and morphometric data are provided in Tables 3, 4.</p><p>Dorsal-fin rays III, 21 (one specimen with 20); pectoral-fin rays 20–22 / 20 – 22; pelvic-fin rays I, 5 / I, 5; anal-fin rays I, 14; principal caudal-fin rays 8 + 7, uppermost and lowermost rays unbranched; procurrent caudal-fin rays 3–4 and 3–5 on upper and lower lobes, respectively. Gill rakers on outer face of first gill arch 15–17 + 28–31 = 43–48 (total); pseudobranchial filaments 24–43. Oblique body scale rows 39–56 / 39 – 59; cheek scale rows 4–6 / 4 – 6. Vertebrae 11 + 17 = 28 (n = 15); anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 2 (n = 15). Spines on preopercle 11–19 / 7 – 16. Premaxillary teeth 14–24 / 13 – 25; inner premaxillary teeth 0–1 / 0 – 1; lateral dentary teeth 12–19 / 12 – 18; symphyseal teeth 3–5 / 3 – 5; inner symphyseal teeth 0–6 / 0 – 6.</p><p>Body stout, depth at anal-fin origin 3.5–3.9 in SL; both dorsal and ventral profiles of body straight, slightly tapering to caudal fin. Head large, length 2.9–3.7 in SL; anterior profile of head rounded, gently curved to dorsal-fin origin. Eyes large, eye diameter 1.9–2.8 in HL. Two nostrils, with anterior one forming tube and short flap; posterior one oval, without flap, situated immediately in front of eye. Preoprecle and opercle covered by skin; posterior margin of preopercle with enlarged spines, those on vertical portions forming serrations.</p><p>Mouth lower in position, slightly oblique. Jaws terminal, with lower jaw slightly protruding before upper jaw. Upper-jaw length 1.6–1.9 in HL, its end reaching vertical through middle of eye to slightly anterior to vertical through posterior margin of eye; posterodorsal tip of ascending premaxillary processes with four larger papillae associated with smaller ones. Supramaxilla absent. Premaxilla with single row of canine teeth; teeth gradually smaller posteriorly; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Dentary with single row of canine teeth; those on symphyseal slightly larger than others; some anterior lateral teeth slightly enlarged or not; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Vomer and palatine without teeth.</p><p>Body scales cycloid and deciduous. Scales absent on isthmus, gular, both jaws, and interorbital space. Lateral line type 3; its anterior end forming complete loop. Lateral line terminates below 18 th – 24 th / 19 th – 24 th total dorsal-fin ray.</p><p>Dorsal fin with long base, originating at vertical through upper end of gill slit; its distal nearly straight, with slight elevation on soft rays; no distinct notch between spines and soft rays. Pectoral-fin tip rounded; its length 1.2–1.5 in HL; its origin slightly above horizontal through lower margin of eye; its posterior end variable, reaching from anterior to vertical through anal-fin origin to reaching beyond vertical through anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin elongated, length 0.9–1.4 in HL; its origin below third dorsal-fin spine; its tip also variable reaching from anus to 4 th total anal-fin ray when adpressed (correlated with specimen size). Anal-fin base moderately long, its posterior end slightly anterior to that of dorsal fin; its origin below 11 th or 12 th total dorsal-fin ray; fin rays gradually longer posteriorly; its distal margin nearly straight. Caudal fin pointed; its length 0.5–0.8 in HL. Caudal peduncle broad, depth 2.4–3.4 in HL and length 1.5–2.3 in HL.</p><p>Coloration.</p><p>When fresh (Fig. 2), body, pectoral fin, and dorsal-, pelvic-, anal-, and caudal-fin membranes pink, with dorsum, top of head, and distal margin of dorsal, pelvic, anal, and caudal fins red. Dorsal-, pelvic-, anal-, and caudal-fin rays paler than their fin membranes. When preserved (Fig. 3), body and fins uniformly pale, except for NMMB-P 42299, which has dusky middle caudal-fin rays. Black stripe or blotch on dorsal fin variable (Fig. 4), from uniformly pale to black between second spine and first soft ray or between second and third spines. Membrane between premaxilla and maxilla uniformly black. Inner face of preopercle slightly dusky.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Previously known only from the type series collected from northern Mindanao Island, Philippines at depth 320 m. Our specimens represent the northernmost record of this species. This species appears to be rather commonly collected by bottom trawl in southern Taiwan. The estimated depth of catch is about 200– 400 m.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Our specimens are identified as O. doryptera in having: anal-fin rays I, 14; cheek scales present; lateral line of type 3, forming complete loop in front of dorsal fin (Smith-Vaniz and Johnson 2016). Compared to the type specimens, several major differences were found between our specimens and the type series. Our specimens possess a more posterior end of lateral line (ending at 18 th – 24 th total dorsal-fin ray, vs 15 th or 17 th in O. doryptera; Smith-Vaniz and Johnson 2016; Table 3); and more lateral dentary teeth (12–19 vs 9). As other characters, such as the number of oblique scale rows and premaxillary teeth display considerable variation, and some traits (e. g. pseudobranchial filaments, lateral dentary teeth, end of pelvic fin, head length, and caudal-fin length) are growth dependent, these differences are interpreted as intraspecific variation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6BE000F93148500191B3C1B006C6F108	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Su, Yo;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): A new species of the bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (Perciformes, Cepolidae) from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with new records and comments on morphological characters of congeners. ZooKeys 1262: 61-80, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1262.167436
8C6C0704F2DE57E492F18BEDDAD233BD.text	8C6C0704F2DE57E492F18BEDDAD233BD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Owstonia smithvanizi Su & Ho 2025	<div><p>Owstonia smithvanizi sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 1; Tables 1, 2 New English name: Smith-Vaniz’s Bandfish New Chinese name. 史密氏歐氏鰧</p><p>Owstonia psilos (non Smith-Vaniz &amp; Johnson): Jhan and Ho 2019: 982, unnumbered figure (in part, misidentification; NMMB-P 30830).</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype • NMMB-P 30830, 194.1 mm SL; South China Sea, TAIWAN, Pingtung, <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 fishing port</a>; ca 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E; bottom trawl; H.-C. Ho leg. at a landing ground; 14 January 2019 . Paratype • NMMB-P 26744, 135.0 mm SL; same locality (landing ground) as holotype; H.-C. Ho leg., 23 June 2017 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>A new species of Owstonia differing from its congeners in having the following combination of characters: lateral-line of type 3, extending beyond dorsal-fin origin but not forming loop, and no contact with posttemporal; dorsal-fin rays III, 21; anal-fin rays I, 14; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 15–16 + 29–31 = 45–46; oblique body scale rows 49–50; cheek scale rows ca 4–6; vertebrae 11 + 17 = 28; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 2; preopercular spines 12–14; head length 27.6–28.3 % SL; dorsal-fin base length 60.4–62.4 % SL; anal-fin base length 30.7–31.9 % SL; eye diameter 11.3–12.9 % SL; premaxillary stripe present; and distal part of dorsal fin with very faint strip between third spine and second soft ray or entirely pale.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Meristic and morphometric data are provided in Tables 1, 2. Data of holotype are provided first, with those of paratype in parentheses whenever different.</p><p>Dorsal-fin rays III, 21; pectoral-fin rays 21 / 21; pelvic-fin rays I, 5 / I, 5; anal-fin rays I, 14; principal caudal-fin rays 8 + 7, uppermost and lowermost rays unbranched; procurrent caudal-fin rays 4 and 3 on upper and lower lobes, respectively. Gill rakers on outer face of first gill arch 16 + 29 = 45 (15 + 31 = 46); pseudobranchial filaments 31. Oblique body scale rows 50 / 49; cheek scale rows ca 4 (right side) / ca 6. Vertebrae 11 + 17 = 28; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 2. Spines on preopercle 14 / 12 (12 / 13). Premaxillary teeth 19 / 20 (15 / 16); inner premaxillary teeth 1 / 1; lateral dentary teeth 14 / 14 (14 / 13); symphyseal teeth 4 / 4 (5 / 4); inner symphyseal teeth 1 / 2 (1 / 1).</p><p>Body slender, depth at anal-fin origin 3.5 (3.7 mm) in SL; both dorsal and ventral profiles of body straight, slightly tapering to caudal fin. Head large, length 3.5 (3.6) in SL; anterior profile of head rounded, gently curved to dorsal-fin origin. Eyes large, eye diameter 2.5 (2.1) in HL. Two nostrils, with anterior one forming tube and short flap; posterior one oval, without flap, situated immediately in front of eye. Preoprecle and opercle covered by skin; posterior margin of preopercle with weak serration.</p><p>Mouth lower in position, slightly oblique. Jaws terminated, with lower jaw slightly protruding before upper jaw. Upper-jaw length 1.8 (1.7) in HL, its end reaching to vertical through middle of eye; posterodorsal tip of ascending premaxillary processes with three pairs of papillae, with middle pair larger than rest (holotype), or with four larger papillae associated with smaller ones (paratype). Supramaxilla absent. Premaxilla with single row of canine teeth; teeth gradually smaller posteriorly; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Dentary with single row of canine teeth; those on symphyseal slightly larger than others; some lateral teeth slightly enlarged anteriorly; teeth slightly recurved and pointed or blunt. Vomer and palatine without teeth.</p><p>Body scales cycloid and deciduous. Scales absent on isthmus, gular, both jaws, and interorbital space. Lateral line of type 3 (sensu Smith-Vaniz and Johnson 2016); its anterior end not forming complete loop; several scales originate from posttemporal but not connected with main branch. Lateral-line terminus below 24 th / 23 th (24 th / 24 th) total dorsal-fin ray.</p><p>Dorsal fin with long base, originated at vertical through upper end of gill slit; its distal margin nearly straight, with slight elevation on soft rays; no distinct notch between spines and soft rays. Pectoral-fin tip rounded; its length 1.4 (1.2) in HL; its origin at same horizontal through lower margin of eye; its tip reaching to vertical through anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin elongated, its length 0.9 (1.1) in HL; its origin below 3 rd dorsal-fin spine; its tip reaching to 3 rd total anal-fin ray (holotype) or anus (paratype) when adpressed. Anal-fin base moderately long, its posterior end slightly anterior to that of dorsal fin; its origin below 9 th dorsal-fin soft ray; fin rays gradually longer posteriorly; its distal margin nearly straight. Caudal fin pointed; its length 0.5 (0.6) in HL. Caudal peduncle broad, its length and depth 1.8 and 2.4 (2.6) in HL, respectively.</p><p>Coloration.</p><p>When fresh (Fig. 1 A), body, head, and all fins pink, with abdomen paler. Distal margin of dorsal, pelvic, anal, and caudal fins red. Dorsal-fin membranes with white vermicular pattern. When preserved (Fig. 1 B, C), body uniformly pale. Distal part of dorsal fin with very faint strip between third spine and second soft ray (holotype) or pale (paratype). Membrane between premaxilla and maxilla uniformly black.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>We are pleased to name this species after the late Dr William (Bill) F. Smith-Vaniz for his great contribution to our knowledge of cepolids and for his generous assistance in our previous paper.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The left-side cheek of holotype has only two rows of scales, and not extending to near preopercle, while the right side has four rows of scales extending to near preopercle. It is very likely the left side was damaged due to bottom trawl.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8C6C0704F2DE57E492F18BEDDAD233BD	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Su, Yo;Ho, Hsuan-Ching	Su, Yo, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2025): A new species of the bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (Perciformes, Cepolidae) from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with new records and comments on morphological characters of congeners. ZooKeys 1262: 61-80, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1262.167436
