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Pylorobranchus hoi

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Pylorobranchus hoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pylorobranchus
Species:
P. hoi
Binomial name
Pylorobranchus hoi

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

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The species name honors Taiwanese ichthyologist Hsuan-Ching Ho of the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.E., Loh, K.H., Lin, J. & Chen, H.M. (2012): Pylorobranchus hoi, a New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51 (7): 1188-1194.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pylorobranchus hoi". FishBase. April 2015 version.