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Female

Eyes medium-sized, black Length, 6 mm.

Antennae First Flagellum shorter than peduncle, reaching 1/2 along 5th peduncle segment of antenna 2, up to 9 segments with distal ordinary and flaccid sensory setae; accessory of 6 similar segments Peduncle, 1st segment very stout, proximally almost as wide as long, interodistal angle with 7 or more tufted setae; 2nd almost as wide as long, less than 1/2 length 1st, distal 1/2 of inferior margin with row of up to 10 very long strong sparsely bristled spine-setae, also single tufted seta; 3rd wider than long, about 2/3 length 2nd, short and long spine-seta infero-distally, 3 or 4 mediodistally, 1 or 2 on superodistal angles of all segments. Second Flagellum of up to 23 naked segments, mostly wider than long. Peduncle, 3rd segment normal, width 2/3 length, margins convex, inferior 1/3 length superior with 3 or 4 medium spine-setae; 4th, inferior margin a strong convex lobe, as wide as 3rd is long, a little shorter than own length, spine and 2 setae midway on superior margin, row of 10 and more strong, very long spine-setae on diagonal to superodistal angle and 1/2 across surface meeting strong group of similar spines on angle; parallel row of about 8 shorter ones from inferodistal angle across lobe, row of about 8 tufted setae proximally below them, at least 4 very long, strong, sparsely bristled spine-setae on inferior margin, 2 or 3 very fine plumose setae on surface, 3 or 4 in middle of distal margin; 5th segment, width 3/5 length, length 2/3 4th, about 3 long and several short setae superiorly, about 8 strong spine-setae on convex inferior margin distally, tufted seta also.

Mouthparts. First Maxillae Inner plate reaching base of spines on outer, rounded. 3 short and 1 longer plumose setae distally; outer plate obliquely truncate, 7-toothed spines and 4 terminally bifurcate spines distally; palp much longer, 1st segment subsquare, 2nd as wide, 3 times as long, distally blunt, about 10 spine-setac on distal 1/2 of inner margin, fine surface bristles. Second maxillae: Plates subequal, distally setose. Left mandible: Cutting edge bifurcate, accessory plate small, of 2 small adjacent and one slightly apart large tooth; molar process has 2 strong spines, fine britle tuft. Palp long, slender, 2nd segment inferior margin has several fine setae distally; obliquely truncate 3rd has 2 setae on surface 1/4 along, distal margin has about 11 setae Right mandible Cutting edge entire, accessory plate of 5 teeth, spine row of 7 strong, finely-toothed spines. Maxilliped Outer plate short, 1/2 palp width, lanceolate; 4 or 5 plumose long setae on outer margin, 10 curved, strong spines and about 4 long setae on inner. Inner plate, stout tooth and 4 long plumose spine-setae on end, 2 smaller plain ones across surface Palp strong 2 or 3 fine setae on ischium and merus inner distal angles, merus inner margin about 1/3 length outer, as wide as long, outer margin 1/2 length carpus inner, fine long setae on inner margins of both. Propod margins strongly convex, bluntly pointed dactylos arising from inner margin distally; as long as carpus outer margin; 4 fine setae 2/3 along outer margin, 4 or 5 distally; about 8 long and 4 short setae on inner, row of 5 long setae on ridge medially down surface; slender curved dactylos as long as propod, distal 1/3 a long slender nail. 1 or 2 fine setae arising with nail.

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Gnathopods. First: Sideplate narrowing greatly proximally, almost triangular, distally almost as wide as long, long fine plumose setae ventrally and anterodistally. Basos constricted proximally, posterior convex margin has several short and 3 or 4 very long finely plumose setae; width 1/2 length, length 3/4 sideplate. Ischium width 3/4 length, length almost 1/3 basos, 4 or 5 long setae postero-distally. Merus somewhat bullet-shaped, width 1/3 length, length 2/5 basos. posterior margin distally convex with long, fine setae; anterior margin contiguous with carpus proximal margin. Carpus subtriangular, width 3/4 length, length 1/2 basos, long seta on anterodistal angle, anterior margin convex; convex posterior very small, with long fine setae, 3 fine setae medially near proximal margin, 1 or 2 nearby on ischium. Propod narrowly ovate, width almost 1/2 length, as long as basos; anterior margin has 2 groups of fine setae, further groups at dactylos base; posterior free margin 2/5 length anterior with about 4 groups of short setae, defined from continuous palm by stout spine; palm strongly setose, a few paired setae set back a little; curved slender dactylos more than 2/5 propod length. Second: Like Gn. 1, except: Sideplate subrectangular, ventrally setose, width about 3/5 length; basos width 2/5 length, a few fine setae anteriorly; ischium as wide as long, 1/4 basos length; merus width nearly 1/2 length, posterodistally almost right-angled; carpus subrectangular, proximally as wide as long, barely narrower distally, length 1/3 basos; propod width 1/2 length, posterior margin 1/2 length anterior, palm defined by spine and distally recessed from free posterior margin. Gills ovate, as long as basos, twice its width.

Peraeopods. First: Sideplate, basos and ischium as in Gn. 2, but basos almost as long as sideplate, ischium 1/5 basos. Merus proximally constricted, anterior margin slightly convex, distally produced a little over carpus in small setose lobe, width 1/2 length, length 3/4 basos; posterior margin has about 4 paired sets of long, fine, sparsely plumose setae. Carpus ovate, width 2/3 length, length nearly 3/5 merus, margins convex, posterior has row of 8 increasingly longer stout spines, distalmost one reaching 1/2 along dactylos, 7 fine setae in almost parallel row a little in from margin. Propod as long, width not quite 1/3 length, row of 6 strong spines obliquely across anterodistal surface to posterodistal angle, 2 on anterior margin just above dactylos; dactylos quite stout, 2/3 propod length, almost straight. Second: Like Pr. 1 except: Sideplate subrectangular, angles rounded, margins slightly convex, slightly longer than wide, very shallowly excavate posteriorly for perhaps 1/4 width. Third: Sideplate posterior lobe trapezoid, 4 or 5 long setae on ventral angle, anterior much less than 1/2 its depth, almost semi-circular. Gills heart-shaped, much wider and slightly longer than sideplate or basos. Basos linear, as long as sideplate posterior lobe; long plumose seta posterodistally, 4 anterodistally; width about 2/5 length. Ischium almost as wide, length less than 1/4 basos, long setae on anterodistal angle. Merus posterior margin widening sharply proximally, distal 2/3 parallel with anterior, strongly spine-setose; long setae all along anterior; length 4/5 width and 2/5 basos length; 4 or 5 spine-setae across anterodistal angle. Carpus subrectangular, a little more than 1/2 basos length, width 3/4 length, lateral margins and free portion of distal strongly spine-setose. Propod narrowing distally, anterior margin slightly convex, margins strongly spine-setose; as long as carpus, width 1/2 length. Dactylos a straight spike, 2/3 propod length. Fourth: Nearly twice length 3rd and 5th. Basos ovate, convex anterior margin has 8 single or grouped sets of plumose setae or spines;

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Text-fig. 4—Heterophoxus stephenseni Schellenberg 50—Antenna 1, ♂ 51—Antenna 1, ♂, calceolus and sensory setae. 52—Antenna 2, ♂. 53—Antenna 2, ♂, inner surface of 4th peduncle segment. 54—Antenna 2, ♂, flagellar calceolus. 55—Antenna 2, ♂ tip of flagellum. 56—Peraeopod 1, ♀ 57—Peraeopod 2 sideplate, ♀. 58—Peraeopod 3, ♀. 59—Peraeopod 4, ♀ 60—Peraeopod 5, ♀. 61—Pleopod coupling spines and accessory seta 62—Epimeral plate 1 63—Epimeral plate 2 64—Epimeral plate 3. 65—Uropod 1, ♂. 66—Uropod 2, ♂. 67—Uropod 3 and telson, ♂. Phoxocephalus regium Barnard 68—Antenna 1, ♀. 69—Epimeral plate 1 70—Epimeral plate 2 71—Epimeral plate 3. 72—Uropod 3, ♀.

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posterior slightly concave, posterodistally produced to merus in small flange; width 2/3 length, band of fine bristles slightly set in from posterior margin. Ischium as wide as long, length 1/4 basos, long plumose setae anterodistally. Merus almost linear, width 1/2 length, length more than 1/2 basos, spine on anterodistal angle, 1 or 2 spines and setae posterodistally, 1 and 2 setae on posterior margin. Carpus slightly narrower but as long, linear, 2 or 3 spines on posterodistal angle; 4 groups of 1 to 4 increasingly longer spines anteriorly. Propod linear, 2/3 basos length, width 1/3 length, 4 pairs of long spines on anterior and 3 on posterior margin, 1 long and 2 short on anterior angle, 1 short and 2 much longer than dactylos on posterior Dactylos as in Pr. 3. Fifth: Basos anterior margin straight, group of about 4 setae proximally, spine and 3 spine-setae distally; posteriorly expanded to wide strongly convex flange reaching carpus, as wide distally as anterior margin is long, flange a little longer, slightly serrate marginally. Basos as long as other segments less dactylos; ischium produced triangularly 1/3 down merus, margins convex, long spine-setae anterodistally; ischium and merus each approximately 1/4 basos length, as wide as long, spine-setae on slightly convex merus anterior margin, straight posterior margin naked Carpus about merus length, propod slightly longer, segments successively narrower; about 6 long regular and 3 short spine-setae on carpus anteriorly, seta at 2/3 posteriorly, 3 long setae on distal angle; spine-seta on propod posterodistal angle almost as big as dactylos, about 6 anteriorly; dactylos as before.

Pleopods Short plumose seta beside the two simple coupling spines, rami much longer than peduncle, inner the shorter, of 13–16 segments (3rd).

Epimeral Plates. First: As wide as long, anterior margin concave, posterior convex and parallel, ventral slightly convex, angles rounded Second: Subsquare, anterior margin slightly concave, posterior convex, anterodistal angle rounded, posterodistal much sharper, about 6 plumose setae midway on ventral margin. Third: Wider than deep, like second but posterodistal angle strongly produced, posterior margin straight, as though rectangular piece punched out from posterior surface, about 8 plumose setae on ventral margin.

Uropods. First: Rami as long as peduncle, peduncle has 5 long spines on outer dorsal margin, 1 on inner, inner ramus with 2 spines proximally, outer naked. Second: Subequal naked rami longer than peduncle, which has 11 long spines on outer margin, 1 on inner. Third: Peduncle 1/2 length subequal rami, about 9 spines on slightly lobed distal margin, outer ramus of 2 segments, 2nd 1/4 length 1st and spine-like with 1 long and 1 short terminal seta, seta on outer distal angle of 1st; inner lanceolate, margins of inner and inner margins of outer ramus slightly serrate and very minutely spined. Telson: Cleft to base, long lobes with 2 plumose fine setae 1/3 along margins; 1 very stout and 1 smaller spine plus 1 or 2 plain and plumose setae distally.