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

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
  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.


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