rex, Epinnula Ho [H.-C.], Motomura [H.], Hata [H.] & Chiang [W.-C.] 2022:199 [Zootaxa 5141 (no. 2); ref. 39292] Off Taira Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: KAUM-I.72269. Paratypes: BPBM, FRIP, KAUM, NMMB, NSMT. Replacement name for Epinnula pacifica Ho, Motomura, Hata & Chiang 2017, which is preoccupied by Epinnula orientalis pacifica Grey 1953. •Valid as Epinnula rex Ho, Motomura, Hata & Chiang 2022. Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Epinnula rex Ho, Motomura, Hata & Chiang 2022. Gempylidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Taiwan north to Japan; Hawaiian Islands; New Zealand. Habitat: marine.