taxonID	type	description	language	source
7EC22CB56FCD598991DE1AF8288364E6.taxon	description	English name: Australian cusk eel Chinese name: 澳大利亞新鼬鳚 (Figs 1, 2	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
7EC22CB56FCD598991DE1AF8288364E6.taxon	description	Description of NMMB-P 37710. Meristic and morphometric characters are provided in Tables 1 - 2. Dorsal-fin rays 92, originating over 5 th vertebra. Pectoral-fin rays 27 / 29. Pelvic-fin rays 2 / 2. Anal-fin rays 73, originating below 21 st dorsal-fin ray and 15 th vertebra. Caudal-fin rays 4 (upper lobe) + 4 (lower lobe). Preopercular spines 2. Gill rakers on outer face of first gill arch 2 + 1 + 6 = 9. Pseudobranchial filaments 7. Precaudal vertebrae 13; caudal vertebrae 39 (not including ural centra); total vertebrae 52 (not including ural centra). Pyloric caeca 15. Body compressed and elongated, depth at dorsal-fin origin 5.3 in SL, at anal-fin origin 5.4 in SL. Head length 4.5 in SL. Eye window small, horizontal width 5.1 in HL; snout rounded, its length 3.9 in HL, extending before premaxilla; interorbital space narrow, width 4.5 in HL; postorbital length 1.6 in HL. Mouth large, upper-jaw length 1.8 in HL; posterior end of maxilla truncated, exceeding beyond vertical through posterior margin of eye window. Two nostrils, anterior nostril forming short tube and situated at about midline of snout; posterior nostril larger than anterior one, situated right in front of eye and lower than horizontal through anterior nostril. Symphysis of premaxillae forming notch, edentate. Premaxilla, dentary, vomer, and palatine with villiform teeth. Vomerine tooth patch triangular, slightly concave at both sides anteriorly. Palatine tooth patch rather broad, gradually thinner anteriorly. Opercle with one strong spine, its end not exceeding beyond flap of opercle. Gill rakers rod-shaped, somewhat laterally compressed, covered with small teeth on tips and inner surfaces; rakers on outer row of first arch longest; inner surface of first arch and both inner and outer surfaces of second to fourth arches short; fifth ceratobranchail with bump-like rakers on outer face and single, long and slender tooth patch on inner face. Oval tooth patch present on upper ends of second and third epibranchials. Triangular tooth patch on second and third pharyngobranchials. Oval, somewhat rectangular tooth patch on fourth pharyngobranchial. Two basibranchials: anterior one elongated and posterior one oval. Small cycloid scales present on head, body, and dorsal-and anal-fin bases, all embedded under skin. Lateral line single, situated at upper one-fifth of body; originating from upper part of gill opening and indistinct on posterior portion of body. Pectoral fin short, its length 1.5 in HL, its tip slightly pointed, not reaching vertical through anus. Pelvic-fin length 1.2 in HL, rather short, its tip not reaching anus. Caudal fin rounded, slightly pointed.	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
7EC22CB56FCD598991DE1AF8288364E6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Originally described from northwestern Australia. Although Uiblein and Nielsen (2023) described the previous record from the Pacific Ocean (Okamoto et al. 2011) as N. japonicus, the presently reported specimen from Taiwan confirmed the occurrence of this species and suggested a wide distribution in the west Pacific and east Indian Ocean. Inhabits depths down to 350 m (Nielsen 2002).	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
714527899F0454079AB161D9C9DC48F4.taxon	description	English name: Japanese cusk eel New Chinese name: 日本新鼬鳚 (Figs 3, 4	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
714527899F0454079AB161D9C9DC48F4.taxon	description	Description of NMMB-P 37712. Meristic and morphometric characters are provided in Tables 1 - 2. Dorsal-fin rays 92, originate over 5 th vertebra. Pectoral-fin rays 27 / 27. Pelvic-fin rays 2 / 2. Anal-fin rays 75, originate below 21 st dorsal-fin ray and 15 th vertebra. Caudal-fin rays 4 (upper lobe) + 4 (lower lobe). Preopercular spines 2. Gill rakers on outer face of first gill arch 3 + 1 + 8 = 12. Pseudobranchial filaments 4. Precaudal vertebrae 13; caudal vertebrae 40 (not including ural centra); total vertebrae 53 (not including ural centra). Body compressed and elongated, depth at dorsal-fin origin 5.0 in SL, at anal-fin origin 5.2 in SL. Head length 4.4 in SL. Eye window small, horizontal width 5.3 in HL; snout rounded, its length 4.1 in HL, extending before premaxilla; interorbital space narrow, width 4.1 in HL; postorbital length 1.6 in HL. Mouth large, upper-jaw length 1.9 in HL; posterior end of maxilla truncated, exceeding beyond vertical through posterior margin of eye window. Two nostrils, anterior nostril forming short tube and situated at about midline of snout; posterior nostril oval, larger than anterior one situated in front of eye and lower than horizontal through ventral margin of eye window. Symphysis of premaxillae forming notch, edentate. Premaxilla, dentary, vomer, and palatine with villiform teeth. Vomerine tooth patch triangular, slightly concave at both sides anteriorly. Palatine tooth patch rather broad, slightly widened at middle portion. Opercle with one strong spine, its end not exceeding beyond flap of opercle. Gill rakers rod-shaped, somewhat laterally compressed, covered with small teeth on tips and inner surfaces; rakers on outer row of first arch longest; inner surface of first arch and both inner and outer surfaces of second to fourth arches short; fifth ceratobranchail with bump-like rakers on outer face and single, long and slender tooth patch on inner face. Oval tooth patch present on upper ends of second and third epibranchials. Triangular tooth patch on second and third pharyngobranchials. Oval, somewhat rectangular tooth patch on fourth pharyngobranchial. Two basibranchials: anterior one slender and elongated, with anterior portion wider than rest; posterior one oval. Small cycloid scales present on head, body, and dorsal-and anal-fin bases, all embedded under skin. Lateral line single, situated at upper one-fifth of body; originating from upper part of gill opening and indistinct on posterior portion of body. Pectoral fin short, its length 1.5 in HL, its tip slightly pointed, not reaching vertical through anus. Pelvic-fin length 1.3 in HL, rather short, its tip not reaching anus. Caudal fin rounded, slightly pointed.	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
714527899F0454079AB161D9C9DC48F4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Originally described from the Okinawa Island, Japan (Okamoto et al. 2011; Uiblein and Nielsen 2023). The presently reported specimen represents the second specimen other than the holotype and the southernmost record of this species. Inhabits depths down to ca. 100 m (Okamoto et al. 2011).	en	Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2023): New records of two cusk eels of the genus Neobythites from Taiwan, with a northward range extension of N. australiensis Nielsen, 2002 (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 243-251, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.53.114798
