Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)

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Muraena bagio Hamilton, 1822:24, 364 (type locality: Ganges River estuaries, India).

Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822): Shen, 1984a:114; Chen & Yu, 1986:254; Shen et al., 1993:118; Chen & Fang, 1999:55; Shao et al., 2008:239; Chen, 2004:31; Shen & Wu, 2011:135; Lin et al., 2013:169.

Muraenesox yamaguchiensis Katayama & Takai, 1954:97, Figs. 1–2 (type locality: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan). Chen & Weng, 1967:76; Chen, 1969:133.

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.