Pylorobranchus hoi is a species of worm eel known from the waters off of eastern Taiwan. Lengths of 67.6 centimetres (26.6 in) TL for a female specimen and 56.8 centimetres (22.4 in) TL for a male specimen have been recorded.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Pylorobranchus |
| Species: | P. hoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pylorobranchus hoi J. E. McCosker & H. M. Chen, 2012
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Etymology
editThe species name honors Taiwanese ichthyologist Hsuan-Ching Ho of the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.E., Loh, K.H., Lin, J. & Chen, H.M. (2012): Pylorobranchus hoi, a New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51 (7): 1188-1194.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pylorobranchus hoi". FishBase. April 2015 version.
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