This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Hata, Harutaka, Jiang, Wei-Chuan (2017): Review of the fish genus Epinnula Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4363 (3): 393-408, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.5

Abstract

The gempylid fish genus Epinnula is reviewed and two species are recognized. The type species E. magistralis is considered restricted to the western Atlantic Ocean and a new species from the Pacific Ocean is described. The new species, Epinnula pacifica sp. nov., can be distinguished from E. magistralis by 17 or 18 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 15 or 16 in E. magistralis), 15 or 16 anal-fin rays (vs. 13 or 14), 247–268 total scales on lower lateral line (vs. 285–330), a deeper body, relatively high dorsal fin as reflected by the relatively long fin spines and rays, longer dorsal-fin and anal-fin bases, longer pectoral fin, and longer pelvic fin and pelvic spine.

Key words: Taxonomy, teleostei, Epinnula, Pacific, new species

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d9fe6901-875e-4271-a772-27b4b0cca075
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/7367FFACFFAFFFBFFFADB214FFA3D023
Citation: Ho H, Motomura H, Hata H, Jiang W, plazi (2017). Review of the fish genus Epinnula Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.