This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Koeda, Keita, Teramura, Akinori (2019): Redescription of Tetragonurus pacificus (Teleostei: Stromateoidei: Tetragonuridae) based on specimens collected from Taiwan and Tarawa Atoll. Zootaxa 4702 (1): 26-31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.7

Abstract

The rare squaretail Tetragonurus pacificus Abe 1953 was described on the basis of a single poor-condition specimen obtained from the stomach of a yellowfin tuna collected from west of the Solomon Islands. A fresh specimen of T. pacificus was recently collected from southwestern Taiwan and its morphology and the fresh coloration are herein described in detail. In addition, a juvenile specimen collected from the southern Pacific Ocean was found in the museum collection. The species is characterized by dorsal-fin spines 10–11; longitudinal scale rows along body axis 72–80; and predorsal scales 17–20. The present specimen collected from off southwestern Taiwan represents the northernmost record of the species from the Pacific Ocean.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/75a6029e-1083-4fe7-8209-8415e4e8c369
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/DD484C1BFFFBEF1AFFE2B30D344DFFB9
Citation: Koeda K, Teramura A, plazi (2019). Redescription of Tetragonurus pacificus (Teleostei: Stromateoidei: Tetragonuridae) based on specimens collected from Taiwan and Tarawa Atoll. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.