This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Lin, Yen-Ting, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Han, Yu-San (2025): Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of cirri-bearing eel (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Yilan, northeastern Taiwan. ZooKeys 1224: 129-140, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1224.141248

Abstract

A new species of cirri-bearing eel, Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov. (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae), is described based on a specimen collected from the estuary of the Langyang River (Yilan County), northeastern Taiwan. The new species is distinct from all congeners, except C. odishaensis and C. orientalis, in possessing a single row of mandibular teeth. Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov. differs from C. odishaensis in having significantly shorter pectoral fins and fewer vertebrae, and it is distinguished from C. orientalis by its larger head, notably more total vertebrae, and a dorsal fin that originates well behind the gill opening. In the neighbor-joining tree based on COI sequences, the new species forms a distinct monophyletic group; thus, it is clearly separable from congeners both morphologically and genetically. With this addition, there are now 13 species in the genus Cirrhimuraena.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/870fed0e-b8e4-4c9e-9bfd-04de8d7c3f8f
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/03F847AD73B15D5C8B0D06B98E2A357B
Citation: Lin Y, Lin Y, Han Y, pensoft (2025). Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of cirri-bearing eel (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Yilan, northeastern Taiwan. ZooKeys. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vpcrnr accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.