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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| author | Kar, Hoe Loh Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Ving, Ching Chong A. Sasekumar, |
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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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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org: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/ |
| 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 |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf |