Pylorobranchus hoi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Pylorobranchus
Species: Pylorobranchus hoi

Name

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Pylorobranchus hoi McCosker, Loh & Lin (2013)

  • Holotype: TOU-AE 5574.
  • Paratypes: TOU-AE 5525 (1); CAS 233704 (formerly TOU-AE 5575).

Type locality: Changbin, 23°18'N, 121°29'E [1], Taitung County, Taiwan, at 300 m in depth.

Etymology: Named in honor of Hsuan-Ching Ho, friend of the authors and colleague who has studied the eels and many other fishes of Taiwan.

References

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  • McCosker, J. E., Loh, K. H., Lin, J. & Chen, H. M.; 2013: Pylorobranchus hoi, a New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51 (7) [2012]: 1188–1194. PDF