Gavialiceps taiwanensis

Gavialiceps taiwanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenesocidae
Genus:	Gavialiceps
Species:	G. taiwanensis
Binomial name
	Gavialiceps taiwanensis; (Chen & Weng, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
	Chlopsis taiwanensis Chen & Weng, 1967;

Gavialiceps taiwanensis is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Chlopsis.[3] 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. It dwells at a depth range of 600 to 750 metres (1,970 to 2,460 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 75.7 centimetres (29.8 in).[2]

References

Synonyms of Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
Chen, J. T. F. and H. T. C. Weng, 1967 (Oct.) [ref. 7952] A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.

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[1] Synonyms of Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.

[Chen_&_Weng,_1967-3] Chen, J. T. F. and H. T. C. Weng, 1967 (Oct.) [ref. 7952] A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.