Zenion japonicum Kamohara 1934

Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, Zootaxa 4588 (1), pp. 1-360 : 88

Zenion japonicum Kamohara 1934 —Japanese dory ( Fig. 32 )

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material ( 2 specimens, St. CP 4420-15, CP4420-20, northeast of New Hanover; 2 specimens, St. CP 4421-12-13, northeast of New Hanover; 2 specimens, St. CP 4437- 11-12, northeast of New Hanover ; 1 specimen, St. CP 4438-18, northeast of New Hanover ; 3 specimens, St. CP 4446-15-17, north of New Hanover ; 1 specimen, St. CP 4498-6, north of New Hanover ).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Pacific Ocean: South China Sea east to Chile, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Bathydemersal, 200–1000 m depth. Marine.

Figures

FIGURE 32. Zenion japonicum Kamohara 1934, St. CP4446-15, north of New Hanover, 1000–1180 m depth (NTUM uncat.) (photograph by Jhen-Nien Chen, taken immediately after collection).