Abstract
The extremely paedomorphic fish Schindleria (Gobioidei, Schindleriidae) is widely distributed in the Indo- Pacific Ocean, inhabiting coral reef lagoons. At least 21 cryptic species (Schindleria spp. 1-21) have been discov- ered around the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands. As a first step in extending the survey areas to the entire Indo-Pacific Ocean, the present study collected and examined Schindle- ria in Palau, located approximately 2,200 km from the Ryukyu Islands, for any cryptic diversity. Molecular phy- logenetic analysis using partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA sequences of 71 specimens revealed four new cryptic spe- cies of Schindleria spp. 22-25 (Palau 1-4) in Palau.
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