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Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan

  • 1. Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan & Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3. Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan & Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan

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Huang, Wen-Chien, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Chen, Hong-Ming (2022): Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189 (1): 87-102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.11

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