taxonID	type	description	language	source
8A5E4BB7876055639A2832A7DF347765.taxon	description	New Taiwanese name: 大眼新帶鰆 (Figs 1, 2; Table 2)	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Cheng, Yu-Nung, Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Shyu, Jeng-Feng (2025): New record of the large-eyed sackfish, Neoepinnula minetomai (Actinopterygii, Scombriformes, Gempylidae), from western Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 341-347, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.172991
8A5E4BB7876055639A2832A7DF347765.taxon	description	Description of NMMB-P 42779. Fin elements: dorsal fin XVI, I, 20; pectoral fin 15 (first ray unsegmented); pelvic fin I, 5; anal fin III, 20; caudal fin 9 + 8 (principal rays). Vertebrae: 16 precaudal + 16 caudal = 32. Body relatively short and relatively deep, moderately compressed. Deepest at pelvic-fin origin, its depth 3.5 in SL; width at pectoral-fin base 9.3 in SL or 2.6 in BD. Dorsal profile curved dorsally and ventral profile curved ventrally, with spinous dorsal-fin base straight. Head large, 3.2 in SL; predorsal profile sloping downward and gradually depressed over interorbital space, then continue to snout tip. Snout triangular, relatively short, long triangular in dorsal view, its length 2.8 in HL. Orbit large, circular, fleshy diameter smaller than snout length, its diameter 3.4 in HL. Interorbital space broad, slightly smaller than eye diameter, its fleshy width 3.5 in HL, bony width 4.9 in HL. Dorsal-fin origin slightly behind upper end of gill slit, and slightly before vertical of posterior margin of gill cover and very slightly behind turning point of upper lateral line. First (spinous) dorsal fin with long base, its 3 rd to 7 th spines longest, subequal in length. Second dorsal fin originating above anal-fin origin, short-based with its base length 2.8 in that of first dorsal fin; its spine relatively short, length about 2.7 in height of second dorsal fin, closely adjoined to first soft ray. Pectoral fin inserted below midlateral axis of body, upper end of fin base about same vertical of posterior margin of operculum and extending posteriorly to vertical through base of ninth spine of dorsal fin; upper rays longer, gradually shorter ventrally. Pelvic fin well developed, inserted below base between 5 and 6 dorsal-fin spines. Anal fin similar to and opposite second dorsal fin, anterior two spines small and free; third spine closely adhered to first soft ray, length about 3.2 in height of anal fin. No finlets on caudal peduncle. Caudal fin deeply forked, upper lobe slightly longer than lower lobe, length of upper lobe 1.2 in HL and lower lobe 1.3 in HL; middle fin short, 3.6 in HL. Mouth terminal, not protrusible, lacking dermal processes on anterior tips; lower jaw slightly extending beyond upper jaw; posterior end of maxilla extending to vertical through anterior margin of eye pupil, about 1 / 4 eye diameter behind anterior eye margin. Preopercle relatively small, its hind margin slightly inclined from vertical; posteroventral corner of preopercle forming a broadly rounded angle; preopercular spines absent. Gill slit broad, extending forward to below corner of mouth. Gill rakers not available (removed before being purchased). Two nostrils, well separated, space between two nostrils about 3.8 in eye diameter; anterior small, somewhat tubular, directed anteriorly; posterior forming elongated slit, located midway between anterior nostril and anterior rim of orbit. Anus distinctly before anal-fin origin, space 3.7 in HL. No keels on caudal peduncle. Three large, fixed fangs on roof of oral cavity anteriorly, plus two small, newly generated backward-depressed teeth. Premaxillary with single row of ca. 27 (some lost but with hole) teeth compressed laterally, slightly recurved, middle teeth largest. Vomer with small conical tooth on either side. Single row of ca. 17 small teeth on palatines. Dentary with ca. 11 (some lost but with hole) teeth, much larger than those on upper jaw, and increasing in height posteriorly. Body fully covered with small, deciduous, cycloid scales. Second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins mostly covered with small scales; other fins completely naked. Head fully scaled except for lips, tips of snout and lower jaw, and gular and branchiostegal membranes (partly damaged due to dissection). Lateral line forming single canal, running along dorsal profile (mostly dorsal-fin base), posterior margin of head and pectoral-fin base (mostly pectoral girdle), and lower margin of belly and anal-fin base; upper and lower portions run through lateral side of caudal peduncle, upper branch ended at posterior margin of hypural plate, and lower branch extending into caudal-fin base for short distance. Lateral-line scales distinctly larger than neighboring body scales, those on upper portion with short canal opening upward and backward on upper margin of each scale, on anterior portion (vertical row) opening backward and downward on posterior margin of each scales, and on lower portion opening downward and backward on lower margin of each scale. Lateral-line scales mostly remain, 103 on upper portion (horizontal row), 39 on anterior portion (vertical row) and 111 on lower portion (horizontal row).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Cheng, Yu-Nung, Su, Yo, Hsu, Yu-Chieh, Shyu, Jeng-Feng (2025): New record of the large-eyed sackfish, Neoepinnula minetomai (Actinopterygii, Scombriformes, Gempylidae), from western Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 341-347, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.172991
