Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Tighe, Kenneth A., Hibino, Yusuke & Mccosker, John E., 2018, Checklist of eels of Taiwan (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes): An update, Zootaxa 4454 (1), pp. 5-17 : 7-9

+ Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015

Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015:719 (Type locality: Coastal waters of Central Vietnam). Smith et al., 2018e: this volume.

Remarks. The species was identified as Ariosoma anago by previous authors (Chen & weng, 1967; Shen, 1998). Smith et al. (2018d) review the genus Ariosoma in Taiwan and verified its present identification.

Original name Current status

Family Anguillidae

Anguilla remifera Jordan & Evermann, 1902 = Anguilla japonica

Family Chlopsidae

Chlopsis nanhaiensis Tighe et al., 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

Family Muraenidae

Cirrimaxilla Chen & Shao, 1995 Valid

Cirrimaxilla formosa Chen & Shao, 1995 Valid

Gymnothorax leucostigma Jordan & Richardson, 1909 = Gymnothorax prionodon

G. melanosomatus Loh et al., 2011 Valid , Taiwan only

G. neglectus Tanaka, 1911 Valid

G. niphostigmus Chen et al., 1996 Valid , Taiwan only

G. pescadoris Jordan & Evermann, 1902 = Gymnothorax isingteena

G. prolatus Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991 Valid

G. pseudomelanosomatus Loh et al., 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

G. pseudoprolatus Smith et al., 2018 New species, Taiwan only

G. shaoi Chen & Loh, 2007 Valid , Taiwan only

G. taiwanensis Chen et al., 2008 Valid , Taiwan only

Uropterygius oligospondylus Chen et al., 2008 Valid

Family Synophbranchidae

Dysomma brachygnathos Tighe & Ho , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. formosa Ho & Tighe , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. longirostrum Chen & Mok, 2001 Valid

D. melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967 Valid , Taiwan only

D. opisthoproctus Chen & Mok, 1995 Valid , Taiwan only

D. robinsorum Ho et al. , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. taiwanense Ho et al., 2015 Valid ; also from Japan

Dysommina orientalis Tighe et al. , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Meadia roseni Mok et al., 1991 Valid , Taiwan only

Synaphobranchus oligolepis Ho et al. , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Family Ophichthidae

Pylorobranchus McCosker & Chen 2012 Valid

Sympenchelys Hibino et al., 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall, 2001 Valid , Taiwan only

Cirricaecula macdowelli McCosker & Randall, 1993 Valid , Taiwan only

Echelus pachyrhynchus McCosker & Ho , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Lamnostoma taiwanense Chiu et al. , this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Myrophis cheni Chen & Weng, 1967 Valid as Neenchelys cheni

Neenchelys diaphora Ho et al., 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

N. gracilis Ho & Loh, 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

N. mccoskeri Hibino et al., 2012 Valid

N. pelagica Ho et al., 2015 Valid , Taiwan only

N. similis Ho et al., 2015 Valid

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