First records of Oxyurichthys auchenolepis and Oxyurichthys saru from Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Two gobiid species, Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876 [single specimen, 109.3 mm standard length (SL)] and Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama, 1936 (two specimens, 64.8 and 69.9 mm SL), were collected from Tosa Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. The former specimen was previously reported as “O. saru”, but is herein re-identified as O. auchenolepis. In Japanese waters, these two species have previously been reported from Wakayama and Shizuoka prefectures, respectively. Thus, the present specimens represent their first records from Kochi Prefecture, as well as the second Japanese records.
Authors: 永江, 栞奈, 144527, Nagae, Kanna, 幸, 大二郎, 144501, Yuki, Daijiro, 遠藤, 広光, 26450, Endo, Hiromitsu
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6991150111