taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702160	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure1	Figure 1. Fresh specimens of Poecilopsetta colorata from Japan. (A, B) KPM-NI 79784, 91.0 mm SL, Enshu-nada Sea off Omaezaki, Shizuoka (photographs: KPM-NR 250149); (C, D) BSKU 133028, 103.1 mm SL, Tosa Bay, Kochi. Left, ocular side; right, blind side. Photos by T. Maeda (A, B).	Figure 1. Fresh specimens of Poecilopsetta colorata from Japan. (A, B) KPM-NI 79784, 91.0 mm SL, Enshu-nada Sea off Omaezaki, Shizuoka (photographs: KPM-NR 250149); (C, D) BSKU 133028, 103.1 mm SL, Tosa Bay, Kochi. Left, ocular side; right, blind side. Photos by T. Maeda (A, B).	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702162	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure3	Figure 3. X-ray images of Poecilopsetta. (upper, A, B) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (lower, C, D) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Close-ups of caudal-fin base (A, C) and anal fin origin (B, D). AP, anal-fin proximal pterygiophore; BR, segmented and branched rays; HS 1, hemal spine on first caudal vertebra; H 1–5, first to fifth hypurals, respectively; PHP, parhypural; PUC, first preural centrum; SR, segmented and unbranched rays; UR, unsegmented rays.	Figure 3. X-ray images of Poecilopsetta. (upper, A, B) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (lower, C, D) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Close-ups of caudal-fin base (A, C) and anal fin origin (B, D). AP, anal-fin proximal pterygiophore; BR, segmented and branched rays; HS 1, hemal spine on first caudal vertebra; H 1–5, first to fifth hypurals, respectively; PHP, parhypural; PUC, first preural centrum; SR, segmented and unbranched rays; UR, unsegmented rays.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702164	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure5	Figure 5. Schematic drawings of blind side of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Closed circle ● indicates black spots composed of aggregated melanophores. AP, anal-fin pterygiophore zone; BM, body-muscle zone; DP, dorsal-fin pterygiophore zone.	Figure 5. Schematic drawings of blind side of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Closed circle ● indicates black spots composed of aggregated melanophores. AP, anal-fin pterygiophore zone; BM, body-muscle zone; DP, dorsal-fin pterygiophore zone.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702163	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure4	Figure 4. Ocular-side pectoral fin of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Arrows indicate branched rays. Scale bars: 5 mm.	Figure 4. Ocular-side pectoral fin of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Arrows indicate branched rays. Scale bars: 5 mm.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702165	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure6	Figure 6. Map showing records of Poecilopsetta colorata (A) and P. praelonga (B). White star, presently reported record from Japan; black circle, type locality; white triangle, locality of present comparative material; white circle, previous record. Locality data of previous records obtained from Thomson (1880), Alcock (1902), Weber (1913), Norman (1927), Shen (1967, 1982), Talwar (1977), Pokapunt et al. (1983), Li and Wang (1995), Hoshino et al. (2000), Chen et al. (2016), Ho et al. (2021), Gloerfelt-Tarp and Kailola (2022) and Chakraborty et al. (2023).	Figure 6. Map showing records of Poecilopsetta colorata (A) and P. praelonga (B). White star, presently reported record from Japan; black circle, type locality; white triangle, locality of present comparative material; white circle, previous record. Locality data of previous records obtained from Thomson (1880), Alcock (1902), Weber (1913), Norman (1927), Shen (1967, 1982), Talwar (1977), Pokapunt et al. (1983), Li and Wang (1995), Hoshino et al. (2000), Chen et al. (2016), Ho et al. (2021), Gloerfelt-Tarp and Kailola (2022) and Chakraborty et al. (2023).	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
295C60E71F8F58A7BDD1F402939AAC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702166	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure7	Figure 7. Comparative specimens of Poecilopsetta colorata. (A) HUMZ 193642, 104.0 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (B) HUMZ 193643, 68.3 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (C) ZSI 13732, holotype of Poecilopsetta maculosa, 71.1 mm SL, Bay of Bengal off Colombo, Sri Lanka.	Figure 7. Comparative specimens of Poecilopsetta colorata. (A) HUMZ 193642, 104.0 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (B) HUMZ 193643, 68.3 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (C) ZSI 13732, holotype of Poecilopsetta maculosa, 71.1 mm SL, Bay of Bengal off Colombo, Sri Lanka.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702161	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure2	Figure 2. Fresh specimen of Poecilopsetta praelonga, KPM-NI 79783, 104.5 mm SL, Enshu-nada Sea, Pacific coast southern Japan (photographs: KPM-NR 250148). Left, ocular side; right, blind side. Photos by T. Maeda.	Figure 2. Fresh specimen of Poecilopsetta praelonga, KPM-NI 79783, 104.5 mm SL, Enshu-nada Sea, Pacific coast southern Japan (photographs: KPM-NR 250148). Left, ocular side; right, blind side. Photos by T. Maeda.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702162	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure3	Figure 3. X-ray images of Poecilopsetta. (upper, A, B) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (lower, C, D) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Close-ups of caudal-fin base (A, C) and anal fin origin (B, D). AP, anal-fin proximal pterygiophore; BR, segmented and branched rays; HS 1, hemal spine on first caudal vertebra; H 1–5, first to fifth hypurals, respectively; PHP, parhypural; PUC, first preural centrum; SR, segmented and unbranched rays; UR, unsegmented rays.	Figure 3. X-ray images of Poecilopsetta. (upper, A, B) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (lower, C, D) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Close-ups of caudal-fin base (A, C) and anal fin origin (B, D). AP, anal-fin proximal pterygiophore; BR, segmented and branched rays; HS 1, hemal spine on first caudal vertebra; H 1–5, first to fifth hypurals, respectively; PHP, parhypural; PUC, first preural centrum; SR, segmented and unbranched rays; UR, unsegmented rays.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702163	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure4	Figure 4. Ocular-side pectoral fin of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Arrows indicate branched rays. Scale bars: 5 mm.	Figure 4. Ocular-side pectoral fin of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Arrows indicate branched rays. Scale bars: 5 mm.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702164	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure5	Figure 5. Schematic drawings of blind side of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Closed circle ● indicates black spots composed of aggregated melanophores. AP, anal-fin pterygiophore zone; BM, body-muscle zone; DP, dorsal-fin pterygiophore zone.	Figure 5. Schematic drawings of blind side of Poecilopsetta. (A) P. colorata, KPM-NI 79784; (B) P. praelonga, KPM-NI 79783. Closed circle ● indicates black spots composed of aggregated melanophores. AP, anal-fin pterygiophore zone; BM, body-muscle zone; DP, dorsal-fin pterygiophore zone.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702165	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure6	Figure 6. Map showing records of Poecilopsetta colorata (A) and P. praelonga (B). White star, presently reported record from Japan; black circle, type locality; white triangle, locality of present comparative material; white circle, previous record. Locality data of previous records obtained from Thomson (1880), Alcock (1902), Weber (1913), Norman (1927), Shen (1967, 1982), Talwar (1977), Pokapunt et al. (1983), Li and Wang (1995), Hoshino et al. (2000), Chen et al. (2016), Ho et al. (2021), Gloerfelt-Tarp and Kailola (2022) and Chakraborty et al. (2023).	Figure 6. Map showing records of Poecilopsetta colorata (A) and P. praelonga (B). White star, presently reported record from Japan; black circle, type locality; white triangle, locality of present comparative material; white circle, previous record. Locality data of previous records obtained from Thomson (1880), Alcock (1902), Weber (1913), Norman (1927), Shen (1967, 1982), Talwar (1977), Pokapunt et al. (1983), Li and Wang (1995), Hoshino et al. (2000), Chen et al. (2016), Ho et al. (2021), Gloerfelt-Tarp and Kailola (2022) and Chakraborty et al. (2023).	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
2A79EDB9998A5BE0883BB8319BA000EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1702167	https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.56.197471.figure8	Figure 8. Comparative specimens of Poecilopsetta praelonga. (A) HUMZ 194542, 110.7 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (B) BSKU 15238, 103.5 mm SL, Sulu Sea (preserved); (C) ZSI 13733, 13734, syntypes of P. praelonga, 70.3 mm SL (upper), 70.1 mm SL (lower), Bay of Bengal off Colombo, Sri Lanka.	Figure 8. Comparative specimens of Poecilopsetta praelonga. (A) HUMZ 194542, 110.7 mm SL, off Java Island (fresh); (B) BSKU 15238, 103.5 mm SL, Sulu Sea (preserved); (C) ZSI 13733, 13734, syntypes of P. praelonga, 70.3 mm SL (upper), 70.1 mm SL (lower), Bay of Bengal off Colombo, Sri Lanka.	2026-06-29	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi		Zenodo	biologists	Obata, Kota;Mizumoto, Yuto;Kawai, Toshio;Wada, Hidetoshi			
