First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan

Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856 is recorded from the western coast of Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, based on a single specimen of 240 mm+ (with a damaged tail tip) in length. It represents the first record of the species from Japanese waters. The species has been known from East and sou...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Hibino, Eugene Agyeman
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Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 2025-01-01
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description Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856 is recorded from the western coast of Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, based on a single specimen of 240 mm+ (with a damaged tail tip) in length. It represents the first record of the species from Japanese waters. The species has been known from East and southeastern Asia including China and Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia. However, we tentatively limit its distribution to East Asia only because the previous research suggested the population in Indonesia is genetically distinct from that in China. During comparison, some notable characters of several type specimens are provided.
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spelling doaj-art-5fd7c51af194456cbd826a58cc765d412025-01-08T21:52:53ZengJapanese Society of Systematic ZoologySpecies Diversity1342-16702189-73012025-01-01301172410.12782/specdiv.30.17First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central JapanYusuke Hibino0Eugene Agyeman1Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human HistoryDepartment of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto UniversityCirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856 is recorded from the western coast of Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, based on a single specimen of 240 mm+ (with a damaged tail tip) in length. It represents the first record of the species from Japanese waters. The species has been known from East and southeastern Asia including China and Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia. However, we tentatively limit its distribution to East Asia only because the previous research suggested the population in Indonesia is genetically distinct from that in China. During comparison, some notable characters of several type specimens are provided.cirrhimuraena paucidensclam diggingintertidal flatjenkinsiella necturaophisurus polyodon
spellingShingle Yusuke Hibino
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First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
Species Diversity
cirrhimuraena paucidens
clam digging
intertidal flat
jenkinsiella nectura
ophisurus polyodon
title First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
title_full First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
title_fullStr First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
title_full_unstemmed First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
title_short First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan
title_sort first record of cirrhimuraena chinensis actinopterygii anguilliformes ophichthidae from ise bay central japan
topic cirrhimuraena paucidens
clam digging
intertidal flat
jenkinsiella nectura
ophisurus polyodon
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