taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
D2473857684FFFADFF4FF97AF96AF813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15436209/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15436209	FIGURE 1. Uncatalogued live specimens of Oxyurichthys omanensis from Yeti, Oman (collected on 11 January 2025 by Saud M. Al Jufaili).	FIGURE 1. Uncatalogued live specimens of Oxyurichthys omanensis from Yeti, Oman (collected on 11 January 2025 by Saud M. Al Jufaili).	2025-05-13	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert		Zenodo	biologists	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert			
D2473857684FFFADFF4FF97AF96AF813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15436215/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15436215	FIGURE 3. Fresh specimen of Oxyurichthys omanensis from Hajangoua, Mayotte (MNHN-IC-2014-0540, 75 mm SL). (© D. Ponton).	FIGURE 3. Fresh specimen of Oxyurichthys omanensis from Hajangoua, Mayotte (MNHN-IC-2014-0540, 75 mm SL). (© D. Ponton).	2025-05-13	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert		Zenodo	biologists	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert			
D2473857684FFFADFF4FF97AF96AF813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15436219/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15436219	FIGURE 4. Cephalic sensory pores system and papillae of Oxyurichthys omanensis (SAIAB 96285, 131 mm SL) from Mida Creek, Dabaso, Kenya. Terminology is described in the text.	FIGURE 4. Cephalic sensory pores system and papillae of Oxyurichthys omanensis (SAIAB 96285, 131 mm SL) from Mida Creek, Dabaso, Kenya. Terminology is described in the text.	2025-05-13	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert		Zenodo	biologists	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert			
D2473857684FFFADFF4FF97AF96AF813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15436225/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15436225	FIGURE 5. Preserved specimens and radiographs of Oxyurichthys omanensis from (A–B) Kenya: Mida Creek, SAIAB 96285, 131 mm SL; (C–D) Madagascar: Ambinanibe Lagoon, Anôsy, SAIAB 98368, 93.3 mm SL.	FIGURE 5. Preserved specimens and radiographs of Oxyurichthys omanensis from (A–B) Kenya: Mida Creek, SAIAB 96285, 131 mm SL; (C–D) Madagascar: Ambinanibe Lagoon, Anôsy, SAIAB 98368, 93.3 mm SL.	2025-05-13	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert		Zenodo	biologists	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert			
D2473857684FFFADFF4FF97AF96AF813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15436231/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15436231	FIGURE 6. Updated geographical distributions of the four species/clades within the Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema species complex: O. omanensis, O. cornutus, O. ophthalmonema, and Oxyurichthys sp. [records from this study, Zarei et al. (2022), Froese & Pauly (2025), Pezold & Larson (2015), Isari et al. (2017), Chang et al. (2017), Viswambharan et al. (2015), and Ty et al. (2021)].	FIGURE 6. Updated geographical distributions of the four species/clades within the Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema species complex: O. omanensis, O. cornutus, O. ophthalmonema, and Oxyurichthys sp. [records from this study, Zarei et al. (2022), Froese & Pauly (2025), Pezold & Larson (2015), Isari et al. (2017), Chang et al. (2017), Viswambharan et al. (2015), and Ty et al. (2021)].	2025-05-13	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert		Zenodo	biologists	Zarei, Fatah;Al Jufaili, Saud M.;Béarez, Philippe;Ponton, Dominique;Pruvost, Patrice;Chakona, Albert			
