- Cirrimaxilla formosa
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Cirrimaxilla formosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Muraenidae Genus: Cirrimaxilla
Ho. Mi. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1995Species: C. formosa Binomial name Cirrimaxilla formosa
Ho. Mi. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1995
The Taiwanese barbel moray (Cirrimaxilla formosa) is a species of saltwater eels, the only member of the genus Cirrimaxilla of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found only in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The holotype, a female, is 166 mm long.References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Cirrimaxilla formosa" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
Categories:- Muraenidae
- Monotypic fish genera
- Animals described in 1995
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