Pylorobranchus hoi

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.[1][2]

Pylorobranchus hoi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Pylorobranchus
Species:
P. hoi
Binomial name
Pylorobranchus hoi
J. E. McCosker & H. M. Chen, 2012

Etymology

The species name honors Taiwanese ichthyologist Hsuan-Ching Ho of the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.

References
  1. McCosker, J.E., Loh, K.H., Lin, J. & Chen, H.M. (2012): Pylorobranchus hoi, a New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51 (7): 1188-1194.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pylorobranchus hoi" in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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