Epinnula rex nom. nov., a replacement name for Epinnula pacifica Ho, Motomura, Hata &amp; Jiang, 2017 (Teleostei: Gempylidae)

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2022-05-25

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.2.8

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Epinnula rex nom. nov., a replacement name for Epinnula pacifica Ho, Motomura, Hata & Jiang, 2017 (Teleostei: Gempylidae)

National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan

The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan

Eastern Marine Biology Research Center, Fishery Research Institute, Taitung, Taiwan

Pisces Teleostei Gempylidae

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