Ho Hsuan-Ching, Mccosker John E, Smith David G, Shao Kwang-Tsao
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan; Email: unknown.
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2015 Dec 24;4060:5-18. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.3.
The eel fauna (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan is one of the richest in the world. Recent genetic and morphological studies have improved the taxonomic resolution and increased the known diversity of the eels of Taiwan, and the overall diversity is comparable to that of adjacent marine zoogeographic regions with rich biodiversity, such as Australia and the Philippines. In this special issue, we verified the historical records and examined numerous recently collected specimens, and conclude that the eel fauna of Taiwan is represented by 207 species in 75 genera and 14 families, with several undescribed species still likely to be discovered. The Muraenidae (71 species), Ophichthidae (60), Congridae (29) and Synaphobranchidae (17) are the most abundant and species-rich in Taiwanese waters. We add 42 species to the Taiwanese fish fauna, including one new genus and 13 new species. Two further species are newly described, one from the Philippines and one from Indonesia.
台湾的鳗鲡类动物（鳗鲡目和囊咽鱼目）是世界上种类最丰富的地区之一。最近的遗传学和形态学研究提高了分类分辨率，增加了台湾鳗鲡已知的多样性，其总体多样性与生物多样性丰富的相邻海洋动物地理区域相当，如澳大利亚和菲律宾。在本期特刊中，我们核实了历史记录并检查了大量近期采集的标本，得出结论：台湾的鳗鲡类动物有14科75属207种，仍可能发现一些未描述的物种。海鳝科（71种）、蛇鳗科（60种）、海鳗科（29种）和合鳃鳗科（17种）在台湾海域最为丰富且种类最多。我们为台湾鱼类动物区系新增了42个物种，包括1个新属和13个新物种。另外还新描述了2个物种，1个来自菲律宾，1个来自印度尼西亚。
