Pylorobranchus hoi
| Pylorobranchus hoi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| 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 McCosker & Hong-Ming Chen, 2013 | |
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]
Etymology
The species name honors Taiwanese ichthyologist Hsuan-Ching Ho.
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.E., Loh, K.H., Lin, J. & Chen, H.M. (in press): Pylorobranchus hoi, a New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51 (7) [2012]: 1188-1194.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Pylorobranchus hoi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.