| Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| 67.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 73.6 cm TL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 200 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. |
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Vertebrae: 202-206. This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongate and unpatterned body and fins which is uniformly greyish brown; anus located just before mid-body, preanal length 2.0 in TL; head length 11.3 in TL; depth at gill opening 27.8 in TL; uniserial teeth, few, long and needle-like; mean vertebral formula 7-89-206 (Ref. 106142). |
| The 73.6 cm TL female was gravid and distended with 1.0-1.2 millimeter eggs (Ref. 106142). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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