Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records

Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distribution...

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Main Authors: Kar, Hoe Loh, Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Ving, Ching Chong, A. Sasekumar
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling ukm-82322016-12-14T06:46:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/ Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records Kar, Hoe Loh Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Ving, Ching Chong A. Sasekumar, Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distributional information of the Malaysian moray eels. To date, there are 33 species belonging to six genera of the Muraenidae in Malaysian waters based on the published records. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf Kar, Hoe Loh and Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, and Ving, Ching Chong and A. Sasekumar, (2015) Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distributional information of the Malaysian moray eels. To date, there are 33 species belonging to six genera of the Muraenidae in Malaysian waters based on the published records.
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author Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
spellingShingle Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
author_facet Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
author_sort Kar, Hoe Loh
title Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_short Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_full Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_fullStr Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_sort notes on the moray eels (anguilliformes: muraenidae) of malaysia with two new records
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf
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