Title of article
Notes on the Snake Eel Neenchelys buitendijki (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), a New Record for Malaysia
Author/Authors
Ho, Hsuan-Ching National Dong Hwa University - Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology - National Museum of Marine Biology Aquarium, Taiwan , Teoh, Hong-Wooi university of malaya - Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences/Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Chong, Ving-Ching university of malaya - Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences/Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia
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949
To page
952
Abstract
Neenchelys buitendijki Weber and de Beaufort, 1916 from Malaysia is reported for the first time. Five specimens collected from Matang, Peninsular Malaysia, represent the third record in the Indo-western Pacific region. A detailed description is provided to document the species into the fish fauna of Malaysia.
Keywords
Anguilliformes , fish , Neenchelys , new record , taxonomy
Record number
2555463
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