Shao's moray
The Shao's moray (Gymnothorax shaoi) is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).[2][3] It is a marine, temperate-water eel known from Taiwan, in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 60.8 cm.[2]
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Gymnothorax shaoi H. M. Chen & K. H. Loh, 2007 | |
The species epithet and common name were provided by the authors in honour of Kwang-Tsao Shao, whom they credited for supportive contributions both to the fish database in Taiwan and to their own eel-related studies.[3]
References
- Smith, D.G. (2019). "Gymnothorax shaoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195797A2419032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195797A2419032.en. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Gymnothorax shaoi at www.fishbase.org.
- Chen, H.-M. and K.-H. Loh, 2007. Gymnothorax shaoi, a new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. J. Mar. Sci. Tech. 15(2):76-81.
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