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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Muraenidae
Genus Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax reevesii (Richardson, 1845)

Provider:

Chen, Hong-Ming

Synonyms：

Gymnothorax pikei, Gymnothorax reevesi, Lycodontis pikei, Muraena reevesi,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64(Chen, Shao & Chen, 1994)

Character:

HL 6.8-8.1, DGO 10.0-10.1, TR 2.6-2.8 in TL, Vert 125-128. Upper jaw slightly curved downward. Ground color yellowish brown to brownish body; with numerous large obscure dark brownish spots in 3-5 rows along the body side; many small brownish dots speckled about the body. Fin has posterior dark margin, caudal fin has comb-like dark brownish bands.

Habitat:

Live in deeper water.

Distribution:

Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and South China Sea.

Utility:

Fisheries.

Name Code:

380772

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine