Neoepinnula

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Neoepinnula
Neoepinnula orientalis.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Neoepinnula
Matsubara & , 1952
Type species
Epinnula orientalis
Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Neoepinnula is a genus of snake mackerels, also known as sackfish.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

  • (M. G. Grey, 1953) (American sackfish)
  • , & , 2014 (Large-eyed sackfish) [2]
  • (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) (Sackfish)

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Neoepinnula in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. ^ Nakayama, N., Kimura, Y. & Endo, H. (2014): Neoepinnula minetomai, a new species of sackfish from off Kuchierabu-jima Island, southern Japan (Actinopterygii: Gempylidae). Ichthyological Research, 62 (3): 320-326.


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