Oder Anguilliformes Family Congridae(Conger and garden eels). Taiwan garden eel Gorgasia taiwanensis(Shao, 1990). Max length/74.1 cm TL Chinese name/台灣圓鰻 Dorsal fin/spine 0, soft rays 458-469. Anal fin/spines 0, fin rays 267-295. Vertebrae/156 – 167.
Distribution; Northwest Pacific:/Taiwan and southern Japan. General; Taiwan garden eel is also known as Sharp-nose garden eel. This species can be identified by the shape of its snout. Pectoral fins short. Pores of lateral line very small but well-spaced. Bluish-gray with numerous small bronze-yellow spots. Ventral part of head and trunk as well as the tip of caudal more bright and with fewer or smaller spots. Lips dark brown, nearly black, eye rimmed with black, especially the upper posterior part. Pectoral and gill opening brownish yellow, dorsal and anal fins clear with yellow spots, especially basally. The distal end with an interrupted narrow blackish margin. Body diameter to about 15 mm. It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 14 to 22 meters.
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