Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan

Gymnothorax melanosomatus new species, is described here on the basis of eight specimens collected from eastern coastal Taiwan at a depth 50-180 m. This new moray eel is distinguished from a closely similar species, G. prolatus, by a combination of the following characters: a uniformly black body wh...

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Main Authors: Loh, Kar-Hoe, Shao, Kwang-Tsao, Chen, Hong-Ming
Format: Article
Published: 2011
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