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Muraenidae

Taiwanese barbel moray

Cirrimaxilla formosa

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
16.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: known only from Nan-wan, Ping-tung County, Taiwan (Ref. 10992 ). Reported in New Caledonia, found in the stomach of the sea snake Laticauda (Ref. 77055 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient
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RELATED SPECIES

Allardice's moray (Anarchias allardicei) Allardice's morayAnarchias allardicei Canton Island moray (Anarchias cantonensis) Canton Island morayAnarchias cantonensis hardtail moray (Anarchias galapagensis) hardtail morayAnarchias galapagensis Snyder's moray (Anarchias leucurus) Snyder's morayAnarchias leucurus Anarchias schultzi Anarchias schultziAnarchias schultzi Seychelles moray (Anarchias seychellensis) Seychelles morayAnarchias seychellensis pygmy moray (Anarchias similis) pygmy morayAnarchias similis Anarchias supremus Anarchias supremusAnarchias supremus

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