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Although\n                    <jats:italic>R. feitsuiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    shares the unique transverse cheek papillae pattern typical of the\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    complex, it differs from the three other species in this complex by having three longitudinal rows of papillae, with three to four transverse rows between the eye and the upper longitudinal row and none between the upper and lower longitudinal rows.\n                    <jats:italic>Rhinogobius feitsuiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    differs from\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    by having a shorter second dorsal\u2010fin base (11.9\u201314.1% SL vs. 17.4\u201320.6% SL in topotypic\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and body depth at pelvic\u2010fin origin (12.1\u201314.7% SL vs. 18.3\u201319.3% SL in topotypic\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). Further,\n                    <jats:italic>R. feitsuiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    also has more pre\u2010dorsal ctenoid scales (12\u201313 vs. 8\u201312 in topotypic\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences supports\n                    <jats:italic>R. feitsuiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a well\u2010defined monophyletic lineage. The recognition of\n                    <jats:italic>R. feitsuiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    increases the number of nominal species within the\n                    <jats:italic>R. similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    complex to four and unravels the cryptic diversity among the\n                    <jats:italic>Rhinogobius similis<\/jats:italic>\n                    complex in East Asia.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/jfb.70671","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T05:21:23Z","timestamp":1790572883000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A new cryptic species of\n                    <scp>\n                      <i>Rhinogobius<\/i>\n                    <\/scp>\n                    (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from northern Taiwan, with remarks on the cryptic diversity within the\n                    <scp>\n                      <i>Rhinogobius similis<\/i>\n                    <\/scp>\n                    species complex"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-3641-1947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yen\u2010Ting","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo  Chiba Japan"},{"name":"Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"},{"name":"Master's Program in Biodiversity, International College, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu\u2010Hsiang","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi\u2010Feng","family":"Dai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Operation Division Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration  New Taipei City Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryoshiro","family":"Wakiya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo  Chiba Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yen\u2010Ting","family":"Hsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Operation Division Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration  New Taipei City Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7177-6816","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hsiang\u2010Yi","family":"Hsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"},{"name":"Hydrotech Research Institute, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8596-5407","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hikaru","family":"Itakura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo  Chiba Japan"},{"name":"Department of Ocean Sciences Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu\u2010I","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Commissioner Office, Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration  New Taipei City Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9236-9045","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu\u2010San","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University  Taipei Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","first-page":"236","volume-title":"The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago, English edition","author":"Akihito P.","year":"1984"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/mec.70534"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foodcont.2016.01.034"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","first-page":"77","article-title":"Effect of dams on fish assemblages of the Tachia River, Taiwan","volume":"10","author":"Chang M. 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