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Taxonomic status of Hoplichthys regani Jordan 1908 (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae), with comments on its authorship

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Validity of a ghost flathead, Hoplichthys regani Jordan 1908, which has sometimes been regarded as a junior synonym of Hoplichthys gilberti Jordan and Richardson 1908, was evaluated. We conclude that H. regani is a valid species from comparison of specimens of both species, including the name-bearing types. Hoplichthys regani can be distinguished from H. gilberti by the length of the longest free pectoral fin ray and length of each dorsal fin spine in males. We also redescribe H. regani and discuss its authorship, following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

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Acknowledgments

We greatly appreciate W.N. Eschmeyer (CAS) for his critical reading of this manuscript. Our sincere thank goes to M.A. McGrouther (AMS) for providing valuable comments on hoplichthyid fishes. We are grateful to T. Iwamoto and D. Catania (CAS), and J.T. Williams, D.G. Smith, J.M. Clayton, J. Finan and S. Raredon (USNM) for the opportunity to examine type specimens. We also express sincere thank to H. Endo (BSKU), Y. Kai (FAKU) and H. Motomura (KAUM) for the loan of comparative materials. We are deeply indebted to H. Ho (National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan), and K. Shao and P. Lin (ASIZP) for their help searching for specimens. This study is partly supported by the “Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Asian Core Program—Establishment of research and education network on coastal marine science in Southeast Asia”.

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  1. Chair of Marine Biology and Biodiversity (Systematic Ichthyology), Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Yuki Nagano

  2. Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biodiversity (Systematic Ichthyology), Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Hisashi Imamura & Mamoru Yabe

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Nagano, Y., Imamura, H. & Yabe, M. Taxonomic status of Hoplichthys regani Jordan 1908 (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae), with comments on its authorship. Ichthyol Res 59, 255–263 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-012-0286-y

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