Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl. 1, pp. 153–161, March 22, 2007

A New Species of the Genus Priolepis (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from
Tosa Bay, Japan
Yuichiro Nogawa1,2 and Hiromitsu Endo1
1

Laboratory of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University
2–5–1 Akebono-cho, Kochi 780–8520 Japan2
1–23–7–305 Takasago, Katsushika-Ku, Tokyo 125–0054 Japan
E-mail: endoh@kochi-u.ac.jp

Abstract Priolepis winterbottomi sp. nov is described on the basis of 4 specimens from Tosa
Bay, Japan, in the western North Pacific. Within the genus Priolepis, the new species is classified
in the “P. profunda” grade (1 of 3 subgroups of the Indo-Pacific Priolepis) because it has well developed transverse-papillae rows on cheek and predorsal scales. It clearly differs from other 8
species of this grade by the following combination of characters: 9 dorsal-fin soft rays, 8 anal-fin
soft rays, 18–19 pectoral-fin rays, 28–29 lateral line scales, 14–15 predorsal scales, numbers of anterior and posterior transverse interorbital papillae (4 and 12, respectively), wide interorbital width(47–52% of eye diameter), all pectoral-fin rays branched, vertical bars on head and body, pinkish
body, dorsal fins without distinct pattern, red vertical fins, and deep-dwelling habitat (collected at
the depths of ca. 40–95 m).
Key words : Gobiidae, Priolepis, new species, Tosa Bay, Japan

Gobies of the genus Priolepis are widely distributed around rocky and coral reefs of tropicalto temperate waters in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (Senou et al., 2004). The genus
comprises about 34 species, all of which aresmall in size (up to about 50 mm standard length[SL]) and diagnosed as lacking cephalic sensory
canals and associated pores, lacking transverse
row of cheek sensory-papillae between the posterodorsal eye and the upper longitudinal row,
having a gill opening extending anteroventrally
to below the vertical limb of the preopercle orjust anterior to this, having vertical bars, usuallywith darkened borders, on the head and body,having 0–20 predorsal scales, and possessing
denticles or odontoids on the medial surface ofthe outer gill rakers of first gill arch (Winterbottom and Burridge, 1989, 1992; Senou et al.,2004). Further, species of Priolepis in the IndoPacific have been conveniently divided into threegroups by the states of sensory papillae on
cheeks and predorsal scales, i.e., “P. profunda”
grade (8 species, having well-developed sensorypapillae rows on cheek and predorsal scales), “P.

semidoliata” clade (11 species, having reduced
sensory-papillae rows on cheek and no predorsal
scales), and “P. cincta” grade (15 species, having
reduced sensory-papillae rows on cheek and predorsal scales) (Winterbotton and Burridge, 1992,
1993a, 1993b; Goren and Baranes, 1995).
Among them, 10 species are known from Japan(Akihito et al., 2002; Senou et al., 2004).
During researches on fish fauna of Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 4 small gobies were collectedfrom central Tosa Bay at depths between about
40 and 95 m by bottom trawls in early June of
1993, 1994, and 2003. These specimens possessthe diagnostic characters of Priolepis as described by Winterbottom and Burridge (1992),
but differ from the hitherto known species by thestates of sensory papillae on cheek, fin-ray
counts, and coloration. Hence, we here describe
them as a new species of Priolepis from Japan.
Materials and Methods
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University (BSKU); National Museum of Natureand Science (formerly National Science Museum), Tokyo (NSMT).
Counts and the notation of cephalic sensory
canals and papillae follow Akihito (1984) andMiller (1986). Measurements follow Winterbottom and Burridge (1992). Meristic counts andskeletal observation were made by radiographs.
Cephalic sensory canals and papillae were observed using 1 % cyanine blue solution.
Priolepis winterbottomi sp. nov.
(New Japanese name: Sakura-irezumi-haze)(Figs. 1–3, Table 1)
Material examined. Four specimens collected from
central Tosa Bay. Holotype: BSKU 64659, 31.9 mm SL,
female, Susaki fishing port, Susaki City, Kochi Pref., correct depth unknown (probably ca. 40–60 m), bottom trawl,coll. by S. Ide, 3 June 2003. Paratypes: NSMT-P 72655(formally BSKU 43811), 30.2 mm SL, male, 33°20.80N,
133°36.54E–33°19.95N, 133°33.89E, 91–95 m depths,
R/V Toyohata-Maru, 3 m beam trawl, 1 June 1987; BSKU

Fig. 1. Fresh (top and middle) and preserved(bottom) conditions of Priolepis winterbottomi
sp. nov., holotype, BSKU 64659, female, 31.9mm SL. Photos by Y. Nogawa.

81922, 31.2 mm SL, female, BLIH 1994244, 27.1 mm SL,
male, off Haruno Town, 33°24.46N, 133°34.32E33°24.34N, 133°33.73E, 60–62 m depths, R/V Toyohata-Maru, 3 June 1994.

Diagnosis. The new species is distinguishedfrom congeners by having the following characters: well developed transverse pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek; 4 papillae in anteriortransverse interorbital row (ATI) and 12 papillae
in posterior transverse interorbital row (PTI);
28–29 lateral line scales; 14–15 predorsal scales;
3 ctenoid scales on upper part of opercle, longand slender gill-rakers on outer first arch without
denticles on inner rim; pelvic fins with a vestigial
membrane, without frenum; body pinkish (like acherry blossom); vertical fins red; 6 dark bands
on body.
Description. Counts for the holotype are
given in parentheses where pertinent. Dorsal fin
VI–I, 9; anal fin I, 8; pectoral-fin rays 18–19(18); pelvic fin I, 5; segmented caudal-fin rays
9+8; branched caudal-fin rays 76; upper unbranched caudal-fin rays 5; lower unbranchedcaudal-fin rays 5; longitudinal scale rows 28–29(28); anterior transverse scales above anal-fin origin 10–11 (10/11); posterior transverse scales
above anal-fin origin 8–10 (8); posterior transverse scales below second dorsal-fin origin 8–10(8); predorsal scales 14–15 (14); scales aroundcaudal peduncle 12; gill-raker on first arch
412–14 (412); pseudobranch filaments 5–6(5); branchiostegal rays 5; vertebrae 101626;
P–V 3/II II I I 0/9; epurals 1; anal pterygiophores
anterior to first haemal spine 2; ribs located on
third to 10th abdominal vertebrae.
Proportional measurements are given in Table
1. Body slender, slightly compressed. Headrather depressed, its width 108.8–114.6% ofheight. Snout short. Eye large, located dorsolaterally. Eye diameter greater than snout length. Interorbital space wide, almost equal to pupil diameter. No dermal ridge on mid-line of nape. Mouth
terminal, oblique, forming an angle of about 50°
with body axis. Lower jaw projecting beyond
upper jaw. Posterior end of jaws reaching between vertical lines at anterior rims of eye andNew Priolepis from Japan

pupil. Each nasal opening (or “nares”) a shorttube without a dermal flap, anterior tube more
slender than posterior, posterior tube opens nearanterodorsal margin of eye. Anterior tip of
tongue concaved, free from floor of mouth. Posteroventral margin of lower lip interrupted atsymphysis, no mental flap on chin. Gill membrane attached to isthmus, gill opening large, anteroventral margin located on a vertical line at
middle of posterior rims of eye and preopercle.
No fleshy projection on cleithrum. Posterior margin of preopercle smooth. Outer gill-rakers on
first arch long, slender without denticles (a rowof 4 denticles observed on fourth raker of upper
branch in BSKU 81922), other rakers roundedwith distinct denticles. Caudal peduncle moderately long, its height 45.1–50.0% of its length.
First dorsal fin a little higher than second dorsal
fin, its origin posterior to pectoral fin base, second spine of dorsal fin longest, length
155.0–156.1% of first spine in male, 127% in female, its distal tip reaching posteriorly to base of
first soft ray when adpressed in male, not reaching to second dorsal-fin origin in female, all dorsal spines slender, flexible. Interdorsal space narrow without fin membrane, its length 7.5–8.3%
of SL. All dorsal-fin rays branched, fifth ray
longest. Anal-fin origin located below middle offirst and second dorsal rays, a little higher thansecond dorsal fin; anal spine thin, flexible; allanal-fin rays branched, fiifth ray longest. Second
dorsal and anal fins not extended posteriorly tocaudal-fin base when adpressed. Caudal-fin
rounded, its length 114.3–122.9% of head length(HL). Branched caudal-fin rays bifurcate twice infirst and 13th, 3 times in second to 12th rays.
Pectoral fin long, pointed, its tip reaching posteriorly to below bases of third and fourth rays ofsecond dorsal fin, rays branched. Pelvic-fin origin
below middle of pectoral base; no frenum; connecting (basal) membrane between pelvic finsdelicate and poorly developed, 19.7–21.7% oflength of fifth soft ray; all pelvic-fin rays
branched, fourth pelvic longest, extending posteriorly to anus in males, a little shorter in females.
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(behind “PTI”, above “x1”), upper opercle (3scales), lateral sides of body, and abdomen (Fig.
2). Cycloid scales on pectoral-fin base and on
prepelvic area (5–6 scales). Body scales deciduous, increasing gradually in size posteriorly.
Snout/interorbital space, cheek, lower two-thirdof opercle, ventral side of head, and pectoral-fin
axilla scaleless.
Upper jaw with an outer row of about 18 canine-like teeth along anterior half, 2 complete
inner rows of small conical teeth, 2 largest canines near symphysis inclined posteriorly. Lower
jaw with 3–4 rows of teeth anteriorly, narrowing
to 2 rows posteriorly: outermost row with 10 ormore large canine-like teeth, becoming larger
posteriorly, largest teeth visible laterally on upper
lip; innermost row with small conical teeth anteriorly, canine-like teeth posteriorly. No teeth onvomer.
No sensory canals or pores on head. Cephalicsensory papillae patterns illustrated in Figure 3.
Rows of papillae consisting of a simple series or
single units, not forming complex rows. Six welldeveloped transverse papillae rows on cheek.
Rows 5s and 5i interrupting by b, row 5i extending below to row d, not crossing each other. Rowb long, oblique, reaching to posterior margin of
preopercle; rows q1 and q2 both consist of a single papilla. Each papilla in row i on ventral sideof lower jaw larger than those of row e, withwide interspaces between each other. Row f behind symphysis of lower jaw straight and moderately long. Anterior transverse interorbital papillae (ATI) and posterior transverse interorbital
papillae (PTI) consist of 4 and 6 papillae respectively on each side, both these rows well separated in midline. Transverse rows of about 5 papillae each on lateral sides of body, short, narrower
than width of single scale. Longitudinal rows of
3 papillae on caudal fin, extending from posterior
margin of scaled area to fourth, seventh, and 10th
branched fin-ray, respectively.
Urogenital papilla cylindrical, flat in both sex,
multiple fleshy lobes on tip in female.
Color when fresh. Color pattern of the holotype is shown in Figure 1. Ground color of head

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Fig. 2. Dorsal (top) and lateral (bottom) views of head of Priolepis winterbottomi, holotype, BSKU 64659, 8.4
mm HL. Arrows indicate scales on upper opercle. Scale bar indicates 1 mm. Photos by Y. Nogawa.

dark to yellowish brown anterodorsally, lighter
laterally and ventrally; snout and jaws rather
darker. Ground color of body faint cherry-blossom pink. Prepelvic and upper edge of pectoralfin base orange. Dorsal and lateral sides on headwith 5 pale pinkish transverse bars: first acrossinterorbital space between ATI and PTI, from anteroventral margin of eye to posterior end ofupper jaw; second across behind PTI, from ven-tromedial margin of eye to cheek; third just behind eyes to cheek; fourth from anterior region ofnape, bending to posterior rim of eye, and thenextending posteroventrally to anterior preopercle;
fifth from middle of nape to upper opercle, rather
vague at nape. Body with 7 wide, transverse,
darkish bars on lateral sides with sparse
melanophores: first across upper part of pectoralfin base; second below base between origin andNew Priolepis from Japan

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Fig. 3. Dorsal (top), lateral (middle) and ventral (bottom) views of head of Priolepis winterbottomi, holotype,
BSKU 64659, showing cephalic sensory papillae. Dots represent sensory papillae (rows identified by italic
letters and numerals). AN and PN, anterior and posterior nares, respectively. Arrows show position of gillmembrane attachment to isthmus. Scale bar indicates 1 mm. Drawn by Y. Nogawa.

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Table 1.

Proportional measurements of Priolepis winterbottomi sp. nov.
HolotypeStandard length (mm)As % of standard length
Head length
Head depth
Head width
Snout length
Eye diameter
Interorbital width
Jaw length
Body depth at first dorsal-fin origin
Body depth at anal-fin origin
Body width at first dorsal-fin origin
Body width at anal-fin origin
Nape width
Predorsal length
Prepelvic length
Preanal length
Caudal-peduncle length
Caudal-peduncle depthFirst dorsal-fin base length
Second dorsal-fin base length
Anal-fin base length
Pectoral-fin length
Pelvic-fin length
First dorsal-fin spine length
Second dorsal-fin spine length
Last dorsal-fin spine length
Length of first dorsal-fin soft ray
Length of longest dorsal-fin soft ray
Length of anal-fin spine
Length of first anal-fin soft ray
Length of longest anal-fin soft ray
Length of pelvic-fin spine
Length of first pelvic-fin soft ray
Length of fourth pelvic-fin soft ray
Caudal-fin length
As % of head length
Head depth
Head width
Snout length
Eye diameter
Interorbital width
Jaw length

Paratypes

BSKU 64659

NSMT-P 72655

BSKU 81922

BLIH 1994244

31.9

30.2

31.2

27.1

26.3
17.9
19.4
6.0
8.8
4.4
12.5
18.8
19.1
13.2
11.6
16.0
33.5
29.5
59.9
24.5
12.2
17.9
23.8
18.8
32.3
25.4
15.0
19.1
12.9
15.7
damaged10.0
damaged
21.6
7.2
12.2
23.8
30.1

26.8
17.2
19.5
5.6
8.9
4.3
12.6
17.5
17.9
14.9
11.3
16.9
34.1
29.1
59.6
26.2
11.9
18.5
22.2
18.9
32.8
27.2
13.6
21.2
11.3
15.6
20.2
9.9
12.3
21.2
8.3
12.9
26.5
31.1

26.3
17.9
19.9
5.4
8.7
4.5
12.8
17.3
17.0
15.7
12.5
16.3
34.0
27.9
59.3
26.3
11.9
19.6
22.4
18.6
33.0
26.0
15.4
damaged
12.2
15.7
18.6
10.6
13.1
20.5
7.4
12.5
24.0
31.7

25.8
17.7
20.3
5.5
9.2
4.4
12.5
17.7
17.3
15.9
12.2
17.3
35.4
27.3
58.7
25.8
11.8
18.8
22.9
18.8
35.1
28.4
14.8
22.9
15.1
17.0
20.3
11.4
14.4
22.5
7.4
13.3
26.2
31.7

67.9
73.8
22.6
33.3
16.7
47.6

64.2
72.8
21.0
33.3
16.0
46.9

68.3
75.6
20.7
32.9
17.1
48.8

68.6
78.6
21.4
35.7
17.1
48.6

fourth spine of first dorsal fin, not reaching to abdomen; third below base between fifth spine andend of first dorsal fin, not reaching to abdomen;
fourth below base between midpoint of first spineand first ray, and fifth ray of second dorsal fin;fifth below base between sixth ray and end of
second dorsal-fin; sixth below middle of caudal
peduncle; seventh below posterior peduncle, notextending to caudal-fin base, last 4 bars become
narrow ventrally. Margin of scale pockets on bars
dark brown. Fin spines and rays except pectoraland caudal fins translucent. First dorsal-fin redbasally, with yellow beginning anterior to fifth
spine about a pupil-width distal to fin base, anddark margin posteriorly. Second dorsal-fin red
with yellow longitudinal lines and dark margin.

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Anal fin red with dark longitudinal bar on middle
and margin. Caudal fin red, except yellowish posterodorsal area. Pectoral fin yellowish anterodorsally, rather orangish anteroventrally, transparent
posteriorly. Pelvic-fin membrane may be transparent (but unclear due to poor condition).
Color in alcohol. Ground color of head andbody dark yellowish to tan. Dark brown to blackish coloration with melanophores in fresh specimens remain as dull grayish-brown. Yellow, orange, and red coloration in fresh disappear.
Distribution. Known only from the type locality, central Tosa Bay, off Kochi Prefecture of
Shikoku, Japan.
Etymology. Named after Dr. Richard Winterbottom, who has greatly contributed to thesystematics of Priolepis species and relatedgroup.
Remarks. The new species belongs to “Priolepis profunda” grade (sensu Winterbottom andBurridge, 1992) in having well-developed papillae on cheek and predorsal scales. In this group,
8 species are presently included: P. profunda(Weber, 1909), P. anthioides (Smith, 1959), P.
aithiops Winterbottom and Burridge, 1992, P.
fallacincta Winterbottom and Burridge, 1992, P.
randalli Winterbottom and Burridge, 1992, P.
sticta Winterbottom and Burridge, 1992, P. goldshmidtae Goren and Baranes, 1995, P. sp.
(Japanese “Kokuten-benkeihaze” in Akihito etal., 2002; P. RW sp. 8 in Winterbottom and Burridge, 1992). Priolepis winterbottomi is clearly
different from all other species of this group inbody shape (small head and slender body), combination of some counts, and color pattern. For
the numbers of transverse interorbital papillae, P.
winterbottomi (4 ATI, 12 PTI) differs from all the
species (0–4, 2–6) except P. aithiops (4, 10), P.
sticta (5, 10) and P. goldshmidtae (not in original description) (see Winterbottom and Burridge,
1992: table 1; Goren and Baranes, 1995). Further, it differs from P. aithiops in having 18–19
pectoral-fin rays (16–17), all pectoral-fin rays
branched (dorsal- and ventral-most rays unbranched), 28–29 lateral line scales (25), 14–15
predorsal scales (18), transverse bars on head and159

body (absent), and red anal- and caudal-fin(black), from P. sticta in having 8 anal-fin softrays (9), all pectoral-fin rays branched (dorsaland ventral-most rays unbranched), and dorsal
fins without distinct pattern (irregular whitebans), and from P. goldshmidtae in having 9 dorsal-fin soft rays (10–11), 8 anal-fin soft rays (9),18–19 pectoral-fin rays (20–21), all pectoral-fin
rays branched (ventral-most two rays unbranched), interorbital width 47–52% of eye diameter (18–22%), bars on body transverse(oblique), and collecting depth range of ca.
40–95 m (400 m). Senou et al. (2004) reported
two undescribed species of Priolepis, sp. 1 andsp. 2, based on underwater photographs taken inshallow waters around Iriomote Island, Okinawa
Prefecture. The former of these species is close
to, or identical with, P. semidoliata, the second
species resembles P. triops. Priolepis winterbottomi differs from these two species in generalcoloration and depth range.
Winterbottom and Burridge (1992: fig. 12) hypothesized that the genera Egglestonichthys, Priolepis, Trimma, Trimmatom, and Paratrimma
formed a monophyletic group among gobiids
being supported by having no cephalic sensory
pores, wide gill openings, barred color pattern,
and presence of denticules on gill-rakers of thefirst arch. Among them, Egglestonichthys patriciae (first offshoot) and paraphyletic Priolepis
were regarded as basal members of the group.
For Priolepis, however, Goren and Baranes(1995) mentioned that P. goldshmidtae lacked thedenticules on gill-rakers. Larson and Hoese(1996) also pointed out that the denticles on gillrakers occurred homoplastically on some gobiine
genera, and that the intrageneric variation wasobserved among the species of Egglestonichthys.
In P. winterbottomi, the denticules are absent in 3
specimens, but present in BSKU 81922 (a row of
4 denticles on fourth gill-raker of upper limb).
Compared with all the characters of the new
species, we regard this difference as a variation,rather than individual atavism. Phylogenetic position among gobiines and the validity of the genus
need further study.

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The new species is an inhabitant of sandy bottom in depths between about 40 and 100 m. The
habitat is different from most Priolepis species
associated with coral reefs, except P. goldshmidtae, known from sandy bottom of 400 m deep inthe Red Sea, and P. aithiops and P. sticta, bothrecorded from shallow muddy habitats. In addition, Egglestonichthys also occupies a similar
non-reef habitat (e.g., E. patriciae known frommuddy bottom of 79 m deep), which may wellprove to be the ancestral habitat within the cladeof Winterbottom and Burridge (1992): i.e., coral
reefs are secondary (derived) habitat for thecrown group including most Priolepis species,
Trimma, Trimmatom, and Paratrimma.
Comparative materials. Priolepis boreus (3specimens): BSKU 59605, female, 25.8 mm SL,
Kumanoura, Saga Town, Kochi Pref., 24 Aug.
2002; BSKU 67190, male, 22.1 mm SL, Karyogo, Nahari Town, Kochi Pref., 13 Nov. 2003;
BSKU 70158, female, 23.2 mm SL, Uranouchi
Inlet, Kochi Pref., 20 Apr. 2004; P. cincta (5):BSKU 55022, female, 16.5 mm SL, OkinoshimaIs., Kochi Pref., 10 July 2001; BSKU 55052,
male, 29.9 mm SL, Okinoshima Is., Kochi Pref.,11 July 2001; BSKU 70274, male, 29.0 mm
SL, Tosashimizu City, Kochi Pref., 25 Apr. 2004;
BSKU 72223 (2), 21.0–34.4 mm SL, Tosashimizu City, Kochi Pref., 27 June 2004; P. fallacincta (8): BLIH 19930007, male, 31.0 mm SL,
Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town , Kochi Pref., 15
Jan. 1993; BLIH 19930166, female, 24.9 mm SL;
BLIH 19950039, male, 24.1 mm SL; BLIH
19960038, male, 24.2 mm SL; BLIH 19960209,
female, 25.4 mm SL; BLIH 19960225, male, 22.1mm SL; BLIH 19980085 (4), 13.4–22.5 mm SL;
BLIH 20000062, male, 24.9 mm SL, Iriomote Is,
Okinawa Pref., 2 July 2000; P. latifascima (2):
BSKU 7676, male, 17.7 mm SL, Hata District,
Kochi Pref., Dec. 1952; BSKU 8786, female,
16.5 mm SL, Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town,
Kochi Pref., 14–18 Aug. 1959; P. semidoliata(1): BSKU 72370, male, 24.0 mm SL, Tosashimizu City, Kochi Pref., 15 Aug. 2004;
P. sp. (“Kokuten-benkei-haze”, 16): BLIH
20040446, female, 45.5 mm SL, off Kamogawa

City, Chiba Pref., 9 Dec. 2004; BLIH 19890722,
male, 29.1 mm SL, Morode, Misyo Town, Ehime
Pref., 26 Sept. 1989; BLIH 19870324, female,
40.6 mm SL, Yokojima, Uchiumi Town, Ehime
Pref., 11 Sept. 1987; BLIH 19920506, female,51.7 mm SL, Uchiura, Numazu City, Shizuoka
Pref., 6 June 1992; BLIH 19910404, female, 43.2mm SL, Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town, Kochi
Pref., 13 Aug. 1991; BLIH 19950200, female,
44.9 mm SL, Morode, Misyo Town, Ehime Pref.,18 Jan. 1995; BLIH 19920028, male, 55.6 mm
SL, Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town, Kochi Pref.,10 Aug. 1992; BLIH 19930350, female, 43.1 mm
SL, Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town, Kochi Pref., 5
Aug. 1993; BLIH 19890241, male, 44.8 mm SL,
Futo, Ito City, Shizuoka Pref., 5 March 1989;
BLIH 19930010, 21.7 mm SL (sex unknown),
44.1 mm SL (female), 60.7 mm SL (male), Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town, Kochi Pref., 2 May
1993; BLIH 19920199, 35.8 mm SL (male), 50.9mm SL (male), Kashiwajima Is., Otsuki Town,
Kochi Pref., 29 Nov. 1992.
Acknowledgments
We deeply thank to Drs. Osamu Okamura(Professor Emeritus of Kochi University), Yoshihiko Machida and Kunio Sasaki (BSKU), Mrs.
Seihin Imoto, Zenji Imoto, and Tetsuo Okuda(Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University), Ms. Sachiko Ide and many students (BSKU)
working on R/V Toyohata-maru (Kochi University) for collecting the type specimens, Mr. Yuji
Ikeda (BLIH) for the loan of specimens and kind
help to examine comparative materials at BLIH,
and Dr. Koichi Shibukawa (NSMT) for the registration of paratype. Our thanks go to Dr. Richard
Winterbottom for helpful comments on the manuscript, and Dr. Keiichi Matsuura (NSMT) for
his effort preparing this supplement.
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