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Issue: Vol. 5318 No. 2: 19 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.4
Page range: 237-252
Abstract views: 373
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Taxonomic revision of the Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) species complex, with description of a new species from Brazil

Acervo Zoológico da Universidade Santa Cecília; 11045-907 Santos; SP; Brazil. Instituto Nacional de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biodiversidade e uso Sustentável de Peixes; 13565-905; São Carlos; SP; Brazil. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo; 04263-000 São Paulo; SP; Brazil.
Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo; Laboratório de Diversidade; Ecologia e Evolução de Peixes (DEEP Lab). 05508-120; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista; Botucatu; SP; Brazil.
Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Estadual Paulista; Botucatu; SP; Brazil.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Department of Biology; 70504 Lafayette; LA; USA.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Cidade Universitária; 58051-900; Joao Pessoa; PB; Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande - PB; 58429-500
Pisces Gas bladder sonic apparatus mitochondrial gene western Atlantic Brazilian coast

Abstract

This study integrates morphological and molecular data to redefine the taxonomic limits of Ophidion holbrookii, as well as its geographic ranges, with the description of a new species from the eastern and southeastern coast of Brazil, South America. Ophidion zavalai n. sp. is described based on variations related to ontogeny and sexual development of swim bladder and sonic apparatus, which are likely important traits for species recognition. The description of O. zavalai n. sp. and the redefinition of distribution limits of O. holbrookii corroborate the existence of different complex species in the western Atlantic, revealing important gaps of knowledge regarding morphological variation and species habits. Ophidion zavalai n. sp. is the first species of Ophidion described from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and contributes to evidence of a distinct coastal fauna in Brazil and surrounding areas of Argentina province.

 

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