Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856

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Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856a:51 (type locality stated as China, Makassar [South Sulawesi, Indonesia] in Kaup, 1856b). Chen & Weng, 1967:59; Chen, 1969:137; Shen 1984a:116; Chen & Yu, 1986:258; Shen et al., 1993:111; Shao et al., 2008:238; Ho et al., 2010:table 1.

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.