taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E987BEFF8FBA66BDDAF9F8AC151F7E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Chen (2009) notes that this species is mainly collected from fresh waters of eastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8CBA65BDDAFF38AA7B19E1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Tseng (1982) first recorded this species based on juveniles. Although there are other records of this species, no adults have been formally recorded. Chen et al. (2012) noted that some juveniles of this species may have been included with Anguilla luzonensis, a recently described species. Chang et al. (2013) confirmed that this species, also based on juveniles, is present in Taiwanese waters.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8CBA65BDDAFDBCADDD1BD3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Günther (1870) recorded Anguilla bostoniensis based on several half-grown specimens collected from Taiwan, but their identities are not verified since whereabouts of these specimens are unknown.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8CBA65BDDAFACDABB61EC2.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the most widely distributed species of Anguilla, occurring from East Africa to French Polynesia, and from Papua New Guinea to southern Japan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8CBA64BDDAF8D0A9F61933.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species known from the two type specimens collected by bottom trawl off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8DBA64BDDAFECBA9F61AB7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species represented by a few specimens collected by bottom trawl from southwestern Taiwan and two catalog records (three specimens total) in the USNM collection collected by rotenone off southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8DBA64BDDAFA32AC1F1E81.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species represented by only two specimens collected in southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8DBA64BDDAF91CA8401FBE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan and it is represented by a single specimen collected in southwestern Taiwan at 821 m.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8DBA64BDDAFD4EABDD1CD9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Previous Taiwanese records of K. hyoproroides and K. diodontus represent misidentifications of K. japonicus and are not valid. The only voucher present in Taiwan is reidentified as the present species. It is notable that there are four rows (two on each side) of blunt teeth on the vomer, whereas the original description described only two, one on each side. However, one of us (KAT) has observed a number of specimens of Kaupichthys that have two rows of teeth on each side of the vomer.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8ABA63BDDAFF50ADC11AD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There has been considerable confusion over this name in the past. The species treated as Anago [= Ariosoma] anago by Asano (1962) is in fact Ariosoma meeki (Jordan & Snyder, 1901); the true A. anago was treated by Asano as Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1852). Most subsequent authors followed Asano. Previous records of Ariosoma anago from Taiwan are reidentified by us as A. meeki, and records of A. anagoides are reidentified as A. anago. Known from Japan and Taiwan; southern limit of distribution uncertain.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8ABA63BDDAFCAFAD101C2C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species collected by hook and line off eastern Taiwan. The head pore pattern is not typical of Ariosoma and further investigation is needed to determine its generic status.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8ABA63BDDAFBF7AD1D1D9E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a common species collected by bottom trawl around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8ABA63BDDAFA65AB6B1F35.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was referred to Anago anago in most previous works. It is the most abundant Ariosoma species in bottom trawl catches in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8ABA62BDDAF8F0AC6018D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. It is rare and only represented by a few specimens from Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8BBA62BDDAFF52A9F619E7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. It is a rare species collected by bottom trawl off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8BBA62BDDAFDBFA8E81B52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a common species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan, though not as abundant as B. wallacei.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8BBA62BDDAFC28A9F61CBE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Previously recorded from Japan and the western Indian Ocean (Castle & Smith, 1999), this is a new record for Taiwan. It is a very common species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8BBA62BDDAFB45AA8C1DD5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species only found off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF8BBA62BDDAFA50AA5D1F75.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Recent studies by DGS indicate that the type material of this species actually contains two species. Further studies are needed to determine which of these occurs in Taiwan. They are characterized by their small gill opening. Also reported from Japan (F. Tashiro, pers. comm.).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA61BDDAFF38AB5919A7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. As currently recognized, this species occurs worldwide. It is collected occasionally from deep waters by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA61BDDAFE7FA8FF1ADE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species represented by one specimen from Taiwan and a few additional specimens from elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA61BDDAFCA5AA051C0A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a common species in coral reef habitats.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA61BDDAFB91AC701D2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a common species in Taiwan. Previous records of C. japonicus may refer to this species.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA61BDDAFAFDA8121F14.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. This species appears to be common in deep waters around Taiwan and is mainly collected by bottom trawl. Many specimens in collections were previously mis-identified as C. japonicus.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF88BA60BDDAF8EFA81E1998.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is commonly collected by bottom trawl around Taiwan. The identity of Conger japonicus has been disputed for many years, but current studies (Smith et al., in prep.) indicate that Kanazawa (1958) was correct in synonymizing it with C. myriaster. The identity of many references to Conger japonicus in Taiwan is uncertain.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF89BA60BDDAFE64AD671AB7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is occasionally collected by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF89BA60BDDAFD4EADEC1BC8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species originally described from the Philippines and newly recorded in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF89BA60BDDAFC54AA6E1DE7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was referred to Gnathophis nystromi in most previous works. However, Castle (1963) first suggested and Karmovskaya (2004) later confirmed that G. n y s t ro m i is a junior synonym of G. heterognathos, which has not previously been used for the Taiwanese specimens.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF89BA60BDDAF9BFAC3E1EF5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species and has only been recorded from Lan-yu Island off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF86BA6FBDDAFEABAB361A28.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is commonly found in colonies with up to several hundred individuals, on sandy bottom near coral reef areas around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF86BA6FBDDAFDF3AC511B47.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species only represented by several specimens collected from deep waters around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF86BA6FBDDAFCDEAACC1C9A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. It is commonly collected from deep waters off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. It is quite abundant in the bycatch of bottom trawls.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF86BA6FBDDAFB61AC451E3F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a common deepwater species collected by bottom trawls, more abundant off southwestern than in northeastern Taiwan. It is likely a senior synonym of Macrocephenchelys soela Castle, 1990, described from Australia. According to Karmovskaya (2004), this species also occurs in the Philippines and New Caledonia.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF86BA6FBDDAF9C7A88A1FB0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected from deep waters by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan, more abundant in southwestern Taiwan. Many specimens in the collections were previously misidentified as P. macrophthalmus.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF87BA6DBDDAF896AAE318D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The Moringuidae is undoubtedly the most misunderstood family of eels and one of the most misunderstood of all fish families. It needs to be thoroughly revised. Three species have been recorded in Taiwan, but these records should be considered provisional. Moringua macrochir was recorded by Chou & Kao (2011). However, no voucher was provided and the identification is thus not verified.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF87BA6EBDDAFA21AC6E1EE0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for the family and genus in Taiwan and is based on a single metamorphic larva from Dong-gang, SW Taiwan. It is tentatively identified as N. danae based on the position of the last vertical blood vessel (LVBV, or renal artery), at approximately myomere 65 – 71, which is within the range given for this species by Karmovskaya (1985). The comparable count in N. ingolfianus, the only other species in the genus, is 72 – 78.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF87BA6EBDDAFF38AAEC19BA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is less abundant than P. brachyrhynchus in Taiwan. We also examined many specimens collected from Vietnam, which represent a new record in Vietnamese waters.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF87BA6EBDDAFE40ADDF1B55.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species collected by bottom trawls from deep waters around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF87BA6EBDDAFC2FA85C1CC8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species complex which may represent more than one species. At least two species occur in Taiwan, based on DNA barcodes, number of cephalic pores and coloration. Further studies are needed. Very common around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF84BA6DBDDAFB12AD151ED8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was first reported from Taiwan by Li (1960), but the specimens on which the record was based were reidentified by Lin et al. (2013) as Oxyconger leptognathus. Chen & Weng (1967) provided an account of the species from Taiwan and stated that specimens were " ... preserved in the Department of Zoology of the National Taiwan University and in the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, collected from Keelung & Suao, length 500 – 1000 mm, " although they did not give catalog numbers. Lin et al. (2013), however, were apparently unable to find these specimens and stated that " there was not any real record of C. talabon in Taiwan. " Castle & Williamson (1975: fig. 4) included Taiwan in the range of Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853 a) but not C. talabon. Further studies are needed to confirm the presence of either of these species in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF84BA6DBDDAFC2AAB611C8B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species has only been recorded in Taiwan once; there is a voucher in NMMB-P collection (NMMB- P 1461) and the identification is confirmed.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF84BA6CBDDAF8A3AA1A1915.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The assignment of this species to the Muraenesocidae is provisional. This is the most abundant eel species found in bycatch of midwater trawls in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF85BA6CBDDAF985ADC41F5A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species commonly collected in tidal pools or subtidal zone of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF85BA6CBDDAFEEFAD531A7E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Muraenesox yamaguchiensis was synonymized with M. bagio by Castle & Williamson (1975). This is a very common species collected by bottom trawls and hood and lines around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF85BA6CBDDAFD04AC381BCB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a very common species collected by bottom trawls and hook and lines around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF85BA6CBDDAFC53A8041D62.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species collected by bottom trawls from around Taiwan. Based on a recent field observation by HH, this species may live in association with deep corals in southwestern Taiwan at depths around 100 – 200 m.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF82BA6BBDDAFF38AD6E198A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species collected in tidal pools or subtidal zone in southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF82BA6BBDDAFE18AABD1CC4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very rare species only represented by a few specimens collected from southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF82BA6BBDDAFE18AABD1CC4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was tentatively synonymized with Channomuraena bauchotae from the Indian Ocean by Böhlke & Smith (2002), but this needs to be confirmed. At any rate, neither of these species belongs in Channomuraena, which has quite different dentition. Cirrimaxilla formosa was recently found to be common in stomach contents of sea snakes in New Caledonia (Séret et al., 2008).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF82BA6BBDDAFB5FADD11E10.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species found in coral reef regions of shallow waters around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF82BA6BBDDAF9ECAAF51F83.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA6ABDDAFF38A8A91990.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare and relatively deepwater species living in southeastern Taiwan that is represented by only a few specimens in collections.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA6ABDDAFE13AC3D1ABE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare species in Taiwan that is only represented by a few specimens in the collections.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA6ABDDAFD45AB0E1C7A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The presence of this species in Taiwan is questionable. It was recorded by Shen et al. (1993) and Chen et al. (1994), but the latter remarked on its similarity to Enchelycore schismatorhynchus and questioned whether those two species were distinct. They are in fact easily distinguished by the funnel-shaped nostril of E. schismatorhynchus and by the number of vertebrae, 146 – 153 in E. bikiniensis and 137 – 142 in E. schismatorhynchus (Smith, 2012).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA6ABDDAFB01AD5E1DD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions of northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA6ABDDAFA55AAF51F15.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF83BA69BDDAF897AD0418F6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF80BA69BDDAFE8DA8011A28.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep living rare species from southeastern Taiwan represented by only a few specimens in collections.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF80BA69BDDAFDF4AD041B9B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF80BA69BDDAFC63A8511D59.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep-living and rare species represented by only a few specimens in collections. Also recorded by video taken on deep SCUBA dives at Green Island, southwestern Taiwan. Gymnothorax hepaticus does not occur outside the Indian Ocean, and previous records of that species from Taiwan may refer to G. albimarginatus.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF80BA69BDDAFA24A9F61EB0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep-living species that is commonly collected by hook and line at depths to 300 m around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF80BA69BDDAF94CAD401FE9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common small moray, usually found in coral regions of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA68BDDAFF38AA4B19BE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species living on coral reefs and near shore.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA68BDDAFE45AC781AEA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep-living and rare species that is only represented by a few specimens in collections.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA68BDDAFCB1AC5A1BE3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species living in deep water and represented by a few specimens in collections in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA68BDDAFBBBAB091DCD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species is found in coral reef regions around Taiwan. It is similar to G. meleagris, and the two species have been confused in the past (i. e. Chen & Weng, 1967). In a further complication, Hatooka (2002: 1453) concluded that the holotype of G. meleagris is actually the species currently known as G. e u ro s t u s. Smith (2012) examined this specimen and found the identification difficult to resolve. Further studies are needed, but we retain the traditional interpretation here.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA68BDDAFA58A82D1F40.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is easily confused with G. isingteena, and the records above might include misidentification of that species. The color pattern seems to change with growth and further study is needed to confirm its identification.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF81BA77BDDAF8DCAAF51935.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA77BDDAFEF0AD1B1A86.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species commonly found in the coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA77BDDAFD1DAD461B7F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species commonly found in the coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA77BDDAFC07AD741C6D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very rare species represented by only one specimen collected from southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA77BDDAFB3BAB441D7E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very rare species in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA77BDDAFA05AD511ECB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There is only one specimen collected from a tide pool in southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9EBA76BDDAF953A9F618D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deep water species that occasionally collected by bottom trawl or hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9FBA76BDDAFEACADA81AA2.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is easily confused with G. favagineus, and the citations provided above might include misidentifications of that species Also see Remarks under G. favagineus. Common in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9FBA76BDDAFD79A8961BFA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by hook and line from coral reef areas around Taiwan. It is the largest of all moray eels by weight.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9FBA76BDDAFB81AD921D57.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by hook and line at shallow waters around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9FBA76BDDAFA2FABD11E83.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species common on coral reefs.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9FBA76BDDAF91BAC661F9E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep-living species that is commonly collected by hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9CBA75BDDAFF38AAF2197B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species with small body size collected around coral reefs.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9CBA75BDDAFE03AB751AEB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. See Remarks under G. e u ro s t u s.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9CBA75BDDAFCB1A8CD1CC7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The most abundant moray species collected by bottom trawl off Taiwan. Previously referred to G. reticularis by many authors.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9CBA75BDDAFB5FAAE91DF5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species collected by hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9CBA75BDDAF9B0A85E1F4D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep living species that is commonly collected by hook and line down to 300 m depth, in eastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAFF38ADEE197B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep-living species commonly collected by hook and line off eastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAFE03AADA1AD5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAFD50AD861C00.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species that is commonly collected by hook and line off southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAFB9CAADA1D52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAFA29AAEF1E68.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species only found in coral reef regions of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9DBA74BDDAF934ADED1FA5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in freshwater regions around northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA73BDDAFF38AC6519D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A relatively deep living species that is commonly collected by hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA73BDDAFDACA9F61B35.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deep living species that is occasionally collected by bottom trawls off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA73BDDAFCF0AA5D1C88.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deep-living species that is only represented by the two type specimens collected from southeastern Taiwan and one specimen from southwestern Taiwan (USNM 395050); it is easily confused with Gymnothorax melanosomatus, which was also described from same region.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA73BDDAFB13AADA1DFA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA73BDDAF982AADA1F29.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9ABA72BDDAF8FBAD9118F6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species found in southeastern and southern Taiwan occasionally.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA72BDDAFE8DAADA1A86.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA72BDDAFD1DAC791B9D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small to moderate-size species that is commonly collected by hook and line off southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA72BDDAFC68AC051CAB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species commonly collected by hook and line in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA72BDDAFB73AC5C1DC6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species commonly collected by hook and line in the coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA72BDDAFA5DAADA1F1F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF9BBA71BDDAF8E7AADA1917.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA71BDDAFEEFAC5C1A8D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This rare species is found in relatively deep coral reef regions around Taiwan. It was confused with G. punctatofasciatus by previous authors. The records of G. punctatofasciatus in Taiwan refers to this species.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA71BDDAFD18AD671B9B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of northeastern and southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA71BDDAFC63AAF01CD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA71BDDAFAAFAAF01E03.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA71BDDAF99BAAF01F3F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF98BA70BDDAF8C7AC5C18F6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This deep water species is commonly collected by bottom trawl or hook and line around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF99BA70BDDAFE8DAAA51AC3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species collected by bottom trawl and traps. This is the largest moray in length, though not in weight, with a total length up to 3.7 meters (Randall et al., 1997).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF99BA70BDDAFD5AA8EE1C26.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The specimen of Uropterygius xanthopterus listed in Ho et al (2010) is reidentified as this species. This is a new record in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF99BA70BDDAFBFDAA871D52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF99BA70BDDAFA29A9E51ED6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan. Loh et al. (2008) transferred this species from its traditional placement in the genus Uropterygius to Scuticaria. This placement requires further research.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF99BA7FBDDAF8ADAA8718B5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A small species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF96BA7FBDDAFB54AA4F1E2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by midwater trawl or bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. It is easily confused with Nemichthys scolopaceus but can be distinguished by the dark body color, the anus well behind the pectoral fin, and the non-filamentous tail.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF96BA7FBDDAFF70A9F619EF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very widely distributed species in the Indo-west Pacific region, but only recorded in Penghu Island in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF96BA7FBDDAFDB7AD571AFA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A medium-size species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF96BA7FBDDAFC81AC9F1C3B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The only specimen listed in Ho et al. (2010) was subsequently reidentified as U. alboguttatus by DGS. There are two other specimens in the USNM collection, however, that confirm the presence of the species.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAFF53ADD819C6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon deepwater species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAFE43AD441AD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deepwater species occasionally collected by bottom trawl around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAFD55A9F61C00.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare deep-sea species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan. This is a new record in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAFB83A8041D1D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species only represented by the holotype and a tentatively identified specimen from the Philippines.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAFAEFAD951E86.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species collected by midwater or bottom trawls around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7EBDDAF904ADC01F76.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the largest known species of the genus and is known from Taiwan and Vietnam.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF97BA7DBDDAF80DA8171986.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was originally described from a single specimen collected in the Philippines. There are many specimens newly collected from deep waters off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. This is a new record in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF94BA7DBDDAFDEFAC571B43.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species; several specimens have been collected from river mouths around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF94BA7DBDDAFCDBADAF1CDE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected from muddy bottoms in shallow waters of western and southwestern Taiwan. It is sometimes confused with Ophichthus lithinus because of their similar coloration.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF94BA7DBDDAFAA5AA611E32.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. It is commonly observed over sandy bottom just outside the coral reef region. Underwater photographs of the species were examined and their identification confirmed by HH. A few specimens were recently collected from southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF94BA7CBDDAF83BAA711933.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was originally described from the single holotype. McCosker & Ho (2014) reported two additional specimens recently collected in southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF95BA7CBDDAFECAAAEF1AB3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although McCosker & Randall (2001) noted that this species occurs in the Taiwan Strait, no voucher was available. Recently, several specimens were collected by the first author from shallow water near a river mouth in the Taiwan Strait. It attains a large size, with total length approaching 2 m.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF95BA7CBDDAFD49A9F61C0A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very rare species represented by only a few specimens collected off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF95BA7CBDDAFB91A8411D62.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A widespread species in the Indo-west Pacific Ocean, but only occasionally found in coral reef regions of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF95BA7CBDDAFA39AA5B1EE6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species collected from southwestern Taiwan and Kinmen Island near China. Although there seems to be more than one species in the western Pacific, our specimens are identical to those collected fromVietnam. This genus requires further taxonomic studies.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF95BA7BBDDAF8BDA9F618D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is known only from the holotype collected in shallow water of Penghu Island, southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7BBDDAFEACAB551A16.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Some specimens of this species were previously misidentified as Myrophis microchir, which indicates the similarity between these two groups. This is a deepwater species, occasionally collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7BBDDAFDEDA8ED1B49.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. The largest specimen exceeds 600 mm TL.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7BBDDAFCD3AAC61C83.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species only found in river mouth areas around Taiwan. Lin (2007) noted that the species can be found in lower reaches of streams in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung and Pingtung.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7BBDDAFB1BAACB1DBF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species occasionally found in coral reef regions.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7BBDDAFA47ADAD1ECA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This rare species is only represented by few specimens in the collections of Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF92BA7ABDDAF951AA4A18B5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A new record, collected in northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF93BA7ABDDAFE55AA451AE3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A new record, collected in southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF93BA7ABDDAFCBAAA531BD9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A widespread species in the western Pacific Ocean.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF93BA7ABDDAFBA4AD6F1D31.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species found over sandy bottoms or in sea grass beds near coral reef areas. It is a remarkable mimic of venomous hydrophine sea snakes (McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF93BA7ABDDAFACCAAF41E82.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species found in coral reef regions around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF93BA79BDDAF919AD6C18B5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. An uncommon species collected by midwater trawls off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA79BDDAFF70AB011A28.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally published in Ho et al. (2013), but the name is not available because it failed to meet the amended Article 8.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 2012). A paper re-naming the species is included in this volume.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA79BDDAFDF3AA691AFA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species that is only represented by the holotype.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA79BDDAFC81ADBC1C10.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deep-sea species commonly collected by bottom trawl off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA79BDDAFBECAC3E1D2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species in the South China Sea, including southwestern Taiwan and Vietnam.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA79BDDAFAF7AB011EA3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally published in Ho et al. (2013), but the name is not available because it failed to meet the amended Article 8.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 2012). A paper re-naming the species is included in this volume.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF90BA78BDDAF97BA9F618FD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally published in Ho et al. (2013), but the name was not available because it failed to meet the amended Article 8.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 2012). A paper re-naming the species is included in this volume. A rare species only represented by one specimen collected from northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF91BA78BDDAFE88AA3F1A92.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Chen et al. (2010) firstly provided underwater photographs identified as Pisoodonophis zophistius, which is a junior synonym of this species. McCosker & Randall (2002) discussed the nomenclatural confusion about this species and established the validity of Ophichthus altipennis. Two voucher specimens were found (NTUM 1793 and NTUM 50567) in the collection by YH.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF91BA78BDDAFD68A8861BD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species represented only by the type series and one additional specimen (ASIZP 64278), collected in northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF91BA78BDDAFBAFADAD1D95.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This name has been applied to more than one species. Several recently described species, including O. machidai, O. obtusus and O. shaoi from Taiwan have all previously been misidentified as this species. As the type was lost, no details are available for this species. Chiu et al. (2013) recognized this species but without providing any voucher for it. McCosker & Ho (2015) recognized three specimens as the present species.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF91BA78BDDAFA10A8921EEB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Chiu et al. (2013) included this species in their key but did not provide a voucher. It has only been collected from a few localities in Taiwan; most specimens collected from shallow water off Ke-tzu-liao, southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFF91BA47BDDAF8B3A8B318D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deepwater species occasionally collected from southeastern Taiwan by hook and line and southwestern Taiwan by bottom trawl.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAEBA47BDDAFEACAB1E1A0B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Occasionally photographed by SCUBA divers in southern Taiwan. Chen (1993, 2004) recorded this species from the Penghu Islands.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAEBA47BDDAFD93AD9C1B80.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although most records have been determined to be misidentifications of O. lithinus, an underwater photograph examined by one of us (JMc) confirms the presence of this species in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAEBA47BDDAFC1CA8B11D1F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan; more abundant in southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAEBA47BDDAFAE7A9DE1E77.taxon	discussion	Remarks. First recorded by Chen (1993) from Penghu. The voucher has not been examined and might have been lost.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAEBA46BDDAF90FAC3F18B5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected from shallow waters around Taiwan, especially in the southwest.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAFBA46BDDAFF70A82019E0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Previous records of O. apicalis may include misidentification of this species. It is common in bycatch of bottom trawls.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAFBA46BDDAFDBCAA551B5A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Most specimens examined have 207 – 218 total vertebrae. However, one specimen with 186 total vertebrae is possibly a different species or has a damaged tail.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAFBA46BDDAFC21A8861CE5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. New record for Taiwan. Although Ho et al. (2010) identified a specimen as this species, that specimen is now recognized as an unidentified species. The specimens on which this record is based were collected in northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAFBA46BDDAFAA0AAA01DF0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by bottom trawl around Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAFBA46BDDAF98BA82D1F69.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although recorded by many authors, there is only one specimen present in FRIP with confirmed identification.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFACBA45BDDAFF38AC1E195A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species occasionally collected by bottom trawl in northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFACBA45BDDAFE21AD2A1BB9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a very common species collected by bottom trawl from shallow to deep waters around Taiwan. In our examination of numerous specimens, we noted that the number of tooth rows changes with growth. There is usually a single row of teeth on both maxilla and dentary in specimens less than 300 mm TL, becoming biserial in specimens larger than 300 mm TL and triserial in specimens larger than 600 mm TL. Several authors have recognized O. tsuchidae from Taiwan, which is a junior synonym of O. urolophus.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFACBA45BDDAFC43AD671CFE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A new record for Taiwan; a rare species occasionally collected in deep water by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan. The largest individual is more than 2 meters long (Ho, pers. obser.).	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFACBA45BDDAFA85A9F61E5D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species was recorded by Ho et al. (2010) from two specimens collected from southwestern Taiwan. There is also a specimen (USNM 314694) collected in 1968. It is a rare species that is not commonly seen in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFACBA45BDDAF928A86F1FAA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species found in the bycatch of bottom trawls off southwestern Taiwan, but it is less abundant than P. cancrivorus.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFADBA44BDDAFF38A9E019DA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common and abundant species found in shallow waters around Taiwan, especially over mud bottoms.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFADBA44BDDAFD73AC841BC7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deepwater species known only from the type series collected by hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFADBA44BDDAFC5EA8881D05.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan, and in represented by a single specimen collected at Kin-men, western Taiwan Strait.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFADBA44BDDAF922AB5F1FDA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. Although McCosker et al. (2006) treated this as a junior synonym of S. australis, Hibino & Kimura (2015 a) recognized it as a distinct species. The voucher was collected from a shallow coral reef of southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA43BDDAFF38AB5D1A0D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. Specimens previously referred to Scolecenchelys gymnota (ASZIP 55133) are identified as this species (Hibino & Kimura, 2015 a). The USNM specimen was collected from a shallow coral reef in southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA43BDDAFD98A9F61B42.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. The voucher specimen was collected from a tide pool in southern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA43BDDAFCD9AD371C7A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species represented by only a few specimens collected from southwestern Taiwan by bottom trawl. Other specimens collected from China and Vietnam were examined by HH.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA43BDDAFAF1AC551F33.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare and small species occasionally collected by bottom trawl off southwestern Taiwan. * Xyrias chioui McCosker, Chen & Chen, 2009 ⅛ R ⅓ * ª	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA43BDDAFAF1AC551F33.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species known only from the holotype collected by hook and line off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFAABA42BDDAF8CAAA801918.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although Tan (1983) recorded this species from Diao-yu Island, specimens of this species were recently collected and represent the first confirmed record from Taiwan. It is a relatively deepwater species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFABBA42BDDAFB77A8D41F22.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A very common species collected by bottom trawl and midwater trawl around Taiwan. It is far more abundant than all other congeners in Taiwan. Dysomma dolichosomatum Karrer, 1983 ɫAaUª	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFABBA42BDDAFB77A8D41F22.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by midwater trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. It usually feeds on midwater shrimps.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFABBA42BDDAFC93AD751C26.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This rare species is represented by only one specimen collected from Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFABBA42BDDAFEE3AB4D1A7A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan; represented by only a few specimens collected by bottom trawl in southwestern Taiwan. It is very common in Vietnam, e. g. Nha Trang and Mui Ne, collected from depths less than 100 meters, based on HH's observation.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFABBA41BDDAF8F8AABB18B5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species represented by several specimens in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAFF70A89F19EF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species represented by several specimens in collections worldwide. In Taiwan it is represented only by the holotype.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAFDB7A9EE1B47.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is occasionally collected by midwater trawl from southwestern Taiwan; feeds on midwater shrimps.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAFCDFAA7D1C52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species, to date known only from the holotype.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAFB28A8D91D8A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A common species collected by bottom trawl from northeastern and southwestern Taiwan, but not as abundant as D. anguillare.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAFA10A9F61EAE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare deepwater species represented only by the type series collected by bottom trawl off southeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA8BA41BDDAF975AC431FC5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species occasionally collected by bottom trawl from northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAFF38AB2619C0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan, and it is only represented by a single specimen collected from northeastern Taiwan at 2204 – 2334 m.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAFE5BAC931ADE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species represented only by a few specimens collected by bottom trawl off northeastern Tawian.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAFCA5AA801C10.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A deepwater species commonly collected by hook and line from eastern Taiwan and occasionally collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAFBECAC1F1D2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A species commonly collected from deep waters by bottom trawl off southwestern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAFAF7A89B1E66.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A rare species only represented by several specimens collected from deep waters by bottom trawl off northeastern Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA9BA40BDDAF93DAB831F98.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are many specimens deposited in the ASIZP collection. However, there are taxonomic problems remaining, and this group needs further study.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA6BA4FBDDAFCD5A81E1BBF.taxon	description	Aoª ∬	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA6BA4FBDDAFC49A9F61CF3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a new record in Taiwan, also a rare species occasionally collected by the bottom trawl in Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA6BA4FBDDAFF38A8C01986.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are several specimens of this species in the ASIZP collection, most of them collected from the South China Sea off Taiwan.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
03E987BEFFA6BA4FBDDAFE1DA86A1AB8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although there are many specimens found in the collection, taxonomic problems remain, and this group needs further study.	en	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2015): Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (1): 140-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16
