taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143525/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143525	FIGURE 1. Holotype of Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333, 259 mm SL. A) Left lateral view; B) dorsal view; C) ventral view. Scale bars = 5 cm.	FIGURE 1. Holotype of Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333, 259 mm SL. A) Left lateral view; B) dorsal view; C) ventral view. Scale bars = 5 cm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143531/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143531	FIGURE 2. Internal osteology and head papillae of Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 holotype. A) µCT scan of whole body. Scale bar = 1 cm. B) Close-up lateral view of head to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 cm. C) Close-up dorsal view of head to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 cm. D) Close-up view of interorbital region to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 mm. E) Close-up view of papillae. Scale bar = 500 µm.	FIGURE 2. Internal osteology and head papillae of Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 holotype. A) µCT scan of whole body. Scale bar = 1 cm. B) Close-up lateral view of head to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 cm. C) Close-up dorsal view of head to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 cm. D) Close-up view of interorbital region to highlight papillae. Scale bar = 5 mm. E) Close-up view of papillae. Scale bar = 500 µm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143535/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143535	FIGURE 3. Sensory head pore systems of Diplacanthopoma from the western Atlantic. A) Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 holotype; B) Diplacanthopoma brachysoma USNM 464041. Abbreviations used: an = anterior nostril; pn = posterior nostril; s1, s2, s3 = supraorbital-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior; sp = posterior supraorbital-canal pore; ai = anterior infraorbital-canal pores (not numbered due to being highly variable); pi1, pi2 = posterior infraorbital-canal pores; dp = “Diplacanthopoma” pore; am1, am2, am3 = anterior mandibular-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior (am2 projected, not seen from lateral view); pm1, pm2, pm3 = posterior mandibular-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior; pre1, pre2 = preopercular pores numbered from ventral to dorsal. Scale bars = 1 cm.	FIGURE 3. Sensory head pore systems of Diplacanthopoma from the western Atlantic. A) Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 holotype; B) Diplacanthopoma brachysoma USNM 464041. Abbreviations used: an = anterior nostril; pn = posterior nostril; s1, s2, s3 = supraorbital-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior; sp = posterior supraorbital-canal pore; ai = anterior infraorbital-canal pores (not numbered due to being highly variable); pi1, pi2 = posterior infraorbital-canal pores; dp = “Diplacanthopoma” pore; am1, am2, am3 = anterior mandibular-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior (am2 projected, not seen from lateral view); pm1, pm2, pm3 = posterior mandibular-canal pores numbered from anterior to posterior; pre1, pre2 = preopercular pores numbered from ventral to dorsal. Scale bars = 1 cm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143538/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143538	FIGURE 4. Osteological characters differentiating Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. from D. brachysoma. A, C, E, G) D. kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 Holotype. B) D. brachysoma BMNH 1887.1.2.7.54 holotype. D, F, H) D. brachysoma USNM 407635. A and B = lateral view of neurocranium, suspensorium, and oral jaws; C and D = lateral view of isolated neurocranium; E and F = dorsal view of neurocranium; G and H = dorsal view of branchial basket. 1 = ethmoid spine elongate, dull tipped. 1* = ethmoid spine short, tip often recurved with point. 2 = frontal with lamellar bone extending above orbit. 2* = frontal with reduced or without lamellar bone extending above orbit. 3 = interorbital region of frontal broad. 3* = interorbital region of frontal narrow. 4 = undeveloped gill rakers as flat platelets. 4* = undeveloped gill rakers as rounded rudiments. Scale bars = 1 cm.	FIGURE 4. Osteological characters differentiating Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. from D. brachysoma. A, C, E, G) D. kovacsi sp. nov. ZMH-ICH-0107333 Holotype. B) D. brachysoma BMNH 1887.1.2.7.54 holotype. D, F, H) D. brachysoma USNM 407635. A and B = lateral view of neurocranium, suspensorium, and oral jaws; C and D = lateral view of isolated neurocranium; E and F = dorsal view of neurocranium; G and H = dorsal view of branchial basket. 1 = ethmoid spine elongate, dull tipped. 1* = ethmoid spine short, tip often recurved with point. 2 = frontal with lamellar bone extending above orbit. 2* = frontal with reduced or without lamellar bone extending above orbit. 3 = interorbital region of frontal broad. 3* = interorbital region of frontal narrow. 4 = undeveloped gill rakers as flat platelets. 4* = undeveloped gill rakers as rounded rudiments. Scale bars = 1 cm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143544/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143544	FIGURE 5. Otoliths of Diplacanthopoma from the western Atlantic. A–C) Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. (holotype ZMH- ICH-0107333), A = inner face view, B = view from anterior, C = ventral view; D–H) Diplacanthopoma brachysoma, D, G, H = inner face views, E = view from anterior, F = ventral view, D–F = NSMT P-42409, G = USNM 485864, H = USNM 464040. Scale bar = 1 mm.	FIGURE 5. Otoliths of Diplacanthopoma from the western Atlantic. A–C) Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. (holotype ZMH- ICH-0107333), A = inner face view, B = view from anterior, C = ventral view; D–H) Diplacanthopoma brachysoma, D, G, H = inner face views, E = view from anterior, F = ventral view, D–F = NSMT P-42409, G = USNM 485864, H = USNM 464040. Scale bar = 1 mm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143550/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143550	FIGURE 6. Blackwater and specimen photos of larval Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. USNM 465331. Top three photos © S. Kovacs; in-situ specimen photographed and captured off West Palm Beach, Florida, 2 March 2021 (night). In-situ photos not to scale. Bottom photo of preserved specimen prior to clearing and staining. Scale bar = 1 mm.	FIGURE 6. Blackwater and specimen photos of larval Diplacanthopoma kovacsi sp. nov. USNM 465331. Top three photos © S. Kovacs; in-situ specimen photographed and captured off West Palm Beach, Florida, 2 March 2021 (night). In-situ photos not to scale. Bottom photo of preserved specimen prior to clearing and staining. Scale bar = 1 mm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143554/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143554	FIGURE 7. Distribution of Diplacanthopoma in the western Atlantic based on larval and adult specimens examined in this study. Coordinates based on specimens in Supplementary S1.	FIGURE 7. Distribution of Diplacanthopoma in the western Atlantic based on larval and adult specimens examined in this study. Coordinates based on specimens in Supplementary S1.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
03A087E4AD70FFC6FF278B471075F842.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/21143557/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21143557	FIGURE 8. Blackwater and specimen photos of larval Diplacanthopoma brachysoma USNM 465413. Top two photos © D. Devers; in-situ specimen photographed and captured off West Palm Beach, Florida, 4 May 2022 (night). In-situ photos not to scale. Bottom photo of preserved specimen prior to clearing and staining. Scale bar = 1 mm.	FIGURE 8. Blackwater and specimen photos of larval Diplacanthopoma brachysoma USNM 465413. Top two photos © D. Devers; in-situ specimen photographed and captured off West Palm Beach, Florida, 4 May 2022 (night). In-situ photos not to scale. Bottom photo of preserved specimen prior to clearing and staining. Scale bar = 1 mm.	2026-06-12	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner		Zenodo	biologists	Girard, Matthew G.;Moritz, Timo;Schwarzhans, Werner			
