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Gymnothorax pseudoprolatus Smith, Hibino & Ho, 2018 Short-tail brown moray |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 35.8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 169-169. This species which is a member of the Gymnothorax prolatus group is distinguished by the following set of characters: tail 46.3% TL; head 11.4% TL; predorsal length 8.2% TL; body depth 3.5% TL; snout 17.8% HL; maxillary teeth are biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly; vertebrae in predorsal 6, preanal 78, total 169; body uniformly dark brown with lips whitish (Ref. 129614). | |||
| Biology: | The collecting depth is unknown, but the specimen was caught as bycatch in a trawl of Sakura shrimp, Lucensosergia lucens (Ref. 129614). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||