Pylorobranchus hoi

Pylorobranchus hoi

Fish Reaching Fifty Six Point Eight Centimeters in Taiwanese Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Pylorobranchus hoi is a species of worm eel known from the waters off of eastern Taiwan. Lengths of 67.6 centimetres (26.6 in) TL for a female specimen and 56.8 centimetres (22.4 in) TL for a male specimen have been recorded.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pylorobranchus
Maximum length: 56.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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