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Descriptions of neurocranium morphology in 34 species of moray eels (Muraenidae) found in Taiwan

  • 1. Department of Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan & maritescastro22@yahoo.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-3865 & hmchen@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-2022 & M97330046@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-982X
  • 2. Department of Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan & maritescastro22@yahoo.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-3865 & hmchen@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-2022 & M97330046@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-982X & Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan & hmchen@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-2022 & hmchen@mail.ntou.edu.tw; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-2022

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Ramos-Castro, Marites, Chen, Hong-Ming, Mao, Bo-Syun (2020): Descriptions of neurocranium morphology in 34 species of moray eels (Muraenidae) found in Taiwan. Zootaxa 4810 (1): 81-109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.4

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