Gavialiceps taiwanensis

Gavialiceps taiwanensis

Muraenesocid Fish of Japanese Waters

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Gavialiceps taiwanensis is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Chlopsis. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan (from which its species epithet is derived) and Okinawa, Japan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Gavialiceps
Maximum length: 75.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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