Four new species of the genus Ophidion (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean

To.) Scientific Papers Natural History Museum The University of Kansas 1 8 July 2003 Nu niber 31:1 -9 Four New Species Of The Genus Opjhidion (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from The Western Atlantic Ocean By Robert N. Lea' and C. Richard Robins-^Califoniia DciHirhiiciit of Fish ami Game, Marine Ri'^^ioii, 20 Loiver Radsdaic Drive, Monterey, Califorjiia 93941) -Di'oifion of iclitlii/olo'^i/, Natural I-listor\/ MiiseuDi and Biodiivrsity Researeli Center, ^ Tlie Llniverbiti/ I'f Kansaf., Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454 CONTENTS JUL ^ ^ Z008 ABSTRACT 1 ^|^V^^J^f^^ INTRODUCTION 2 j^V£?^^^ ACKNOVVLEDCMENIS 2 METHODS AND MATERIALS 2 TAXONOMIC TREATMENT 2 Ophidion antipliolus new species 2 Opiiidion i^iiianense new species 5 Opiiidion dromio new species 5 Opiiidion pnck new species 6 DISCUSSION 6 LITERATURE CITED 7 APPENDIX 8 ABSTRACT Two common, Linni.irked species of Opindion hove been reported from the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean since the latter part of the I ^tli century. They are Opiiidion holbrookii (Putnam, 1 874) and Ophidion beam Jordan and Gilbert, 1883. Both names are based on the same species, and the species to which Ophidion Iwani was applied in tiie l9(-)()'s and later is undescribed. We also describe three additional species in this complex. This paper pro\'ides descriptiims to distinguish each of them from each other and from O. holl'niokii, a species discussed in tiiis paper onl\' in a comparative sense. Kf > Words: Ophidiidae, Ophidion, new species. Ernst f^cV^ l-'^'^% .^ © Natural Mistor\' Museum, The Universilv of Kansas UUSeUm OT VjOiMV'^''' ' ISSN No. 1094-0782 ^^ Harvard Univorsity

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