Cainocreadium epinepheli ( Yamaguti, 1934 ) Durio & Manter, 1968

Martin, Storm B., Cutmore, Scott C., Ward, Selina & Cribb, Thomas H., 2017, An updated concept and revised composition for Hamacreadium Linton, 1910 (Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae) clarifies a previously obscured pattern of host-specificity among species, Zootaxa 4254 (2), pp. 151-187 : 171

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scientific name	Cainocreadium epinepheli ( Yamaguti, 1934 ) Durio & Manter, 1968
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Cainocreadium epinepheli ( Yamaguti, 1934) Durio & Manter, 1968 View in CoL

Synonyms: Hamacreadium epinepheli Yamaguti, 1934 ; Cainocreadoides epinepheli ( Yamaguti, 1934) , Nagaty 1956.

Records. From the Hong Kong grouper, Epinephelus akaara (Temminck & Schlegel) (Serranidae) , and Lethrinus haematopterus off Japan by Yamaguti (1934). From the spottedtail morwong, Cheilodactylus zonatus Cuvier ( Perciformes : Cheilodactylidae ) [as Goniistius zonatus (Cuvier) ] off Japan by Yamaguti (1940). From the areolate grouper, Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål) , E. chlorostigma , the Summan grouper, Epinephelus summana (Forsskål) , the greasy grouper, Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål) , and L. nebulosus in the Persian/Arabian Gulf by Saoud et al. (1986). From E. quoyanus and E. merra off Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia by Bray & Cribb (1989).

Remarks. This species has a medial genital pore, a strongly tapered teat-like posterior and is well established as a genuine species of Cainocreadium .