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A new cutthroat eel of the genus Synaphobranchus (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) from Taiwan
Hsuan-Ching Ho1, Wei-Chun Hong, Hong-Ming Chen
1National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan. ogcoho@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A new species of the cutthroat eel genus Synaphobranchus is described from Taiwan on the basis of 12 types and 11 non-type specimens. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in having most of its head and abdomen naked, except for a patch of scales behind the eye, dorsal surface of trunk naked or covered by scattered scales; scales oval in shape; dorsal fin slightly before to about opposite to origin of anal fin; mean vertebral formula 28-28-131, precaudal vertebrae 50-56, total vertebrae 124-135. Comments of the congeners occurred in adjacent regions are provided.
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