Species Gymnothorax shaoi Chen & Loh, 2007
Shao's Moray Eel [English]
- Gymnothorax shaoi Chen, H-M. & Loh, K-H 2007. Gymnothorax shaoi, a new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Journal of Marine Science and Technology [Published by National Taiwan Ocean University (https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal); not Springer (TM) published journal of the same name.] 15(2): 76-81 [76].
Type data:
Holotype ASIZP 00062978, Off shore of Sanshengtai, Chengkung, Taitung, Taiwan [23.130°N, 121.414°E].
Paratype(s) ASIZP 0062979-80, same as Holotype; NTOU 0370-0373, 0375, same as Holotype; NTOU 0381, tidal pool, Hsiaogang, Chengkung, Taitung, Taiwan [23.156°N, 121.405°E]; NTOU 1797, off shore of Changbin, Taitung, Taiwan [23.311°N, 121.453°E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, based on a previously unidentified specimen in the Western Australian Museum; tropical, Indo-central Pacific
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
General References
Ho, H.-C., Smith, D.G., McCosker, J.E., Hibino, Y., Loh, K.-H., Tighe, K.A. and Shao, K.-T. 2015. Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Acta Zoologica Taiwanica 4969(1): 140-189 [161]
Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1-64 [27]
Common Name References
Chen, H-M. & Loh, K-H 2007. Gymnothorax shaoi, a new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Journal of Marine Science and Technology [Published by National Taiwan Ocean University (https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal); not Springer (TM) published journal of the same name.] 15(2): 76-81 [77] (Shao's Moray Eel [English])
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELOPOMORPHA | 03-Sep-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |