This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Su, Yo, Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus Monocentris (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of M. japonica (Houttuyn, 1782). Zootaxa 5189 (1): 180-203, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.18

Abstract

A new pineapple fish is described based on 26 type and 80 non-type specimens collected from Taiwan, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. This new species is sympatric with and similar to Monocentris japonica but can be distinguished from the latter in having only 6 or 7 scales on the third scale row below the lateral line; excisura notched and a small pseudo-excisura present on the sagittal otolith; consistently greater head depth, body depth, postorbital length, dorsal-fin–pelvic-fin length, and dorsal-fin–pectoral-fin length in proportion to standard length. A detailed description and designation of neotype are provided for M. japonica. DNA barcoding analysis supports the distinction of the new species with an estimated average COI gene divergence of 3.6 % from M. japonica.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b98985de-9682-4522-b07e-9f89ad1af9b2
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFE4A4261338FF85FFC2FFC4D43BFF8B
Citation: Su Y, Lin H, Ho H, plazi (2022). A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus Monocentris (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of M. japonica (Houttuyn, 1782). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zmwstd accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.