FB-69887 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69887 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Harttia Harttia panara Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018 Variegated moray eel 2022-12-05 2024-07-18 Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen0 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-GeneralDescr-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 The holotype was reared from 10 June 2002 until 4 February 2005 in a laboratory aquarium. It accidentally crawled out of the aquarium during the night and died. It was dissected and many mature eggs were found in its abdominal cavity. The mature eggs were between 0.8-1.2 mm in diameter, and batch fecundity was about 20,000 eggs. Under microscope, there was the other immature egg group in its ovaries, the diameters of oocytes were about 0.15-0.26 mm. The paratype was also reared until its death on 22 September 2008. Under the microscope, its gonads belonged to immature ovaries, with 2 groups of oocytes with different egg diameter interval ranges: the larger group was 0.17-0.26 mm, while the smaller group was 0.07-0.13 mm. The two specimens were fed with fish and squid meat (Ref. 127463). Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 This medium-sized species is distinguished by the following characters: typical muraenid shape, anus at mid-point of body; high dorsal fin; eyes above the mid-jaw; jaws slightly arched, do not completely close; cephalic sensory pores are small; uniserial teeth, are slender and pointed; predorsal vertebrae 4, preanal vertebrae 57-59, total vertebrae 141. Colouration: brown or gray-brown body; several rows of large dark brown patches on back of body and dorsal fin; patches are obscure during daytime and becoming obvious at night; dorsal head dark brown and spotless; when alive, the fins with fine greyish-white margins but these are invisible when preserved; inner skin of nostrils and head pores are whitish; oral cavity uniform brown; throat grooves are darkish; iris of the eye reddish-brown (Ref. 127463). Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-Morphology-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 Vertebrae: 141 Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-Distribution-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-Uses-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 fisheries: minor commercial FB-Size-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 86.8 cm TL (female) Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69896 reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 127463) Huang, W.-C., K.-H. Loh and H.-M. Chen 2022 Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):87-102. (Ref. 127463)