Gavialiceps taiwanensis
| Gavialiceps taiwanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. taiwanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gavialiceps taiwanensis (Chen & Weng, 1967)
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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[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Gavialiceps taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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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