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Gymnothorax shaoi

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Gymnothorax shaoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. shaoi
Binomial name
Gymnothorax shaoi

Gymnothorax shaoi, or Shao's moray eel, is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).[2][3] It is a marine, temperate-water eel known from Taiwan, in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 60.8 cm.[2]

The species epithet and common name were provided by the authors in honour of Kwang-Tsao Shao, whom they credited for supportive contributions both to the fish database in Taiwan and to their own eel-related studies.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G. (2019). "Gymnothorax shaoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195797A2419032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195797A2419032.en. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gymnothorax shaoi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Chen, H.-M. and K.-H. Loh, 2007. Gymnothorax shaoi, a new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. J. Mar. Sci. Tech. 15(2):76-81.