Chiu Yung-Chieh, Shao Kwang-Tsao, Huang Shih-Pin, Chen Hong-Ming
Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan.
Zootaxa. 2018 Jul 31;4454(1):18-32. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.4.
A review of the freshwater ophichthid eel genus Lamnostoma from Taiwan is provided with three species recognized. Lamnostoma mindora has been recorded in previous literature and its presence is confirmed. Two specimens of Lamnostoma polyophthalmum represent the first record in Taiwan. A new species, Lamnostoma taiwanense sp. nov., is described on the basis of two specimens collected from northeastern Taiwan. It can be distinguished by having 3 preopercular pores, higher number of teeth on lower jaw, and a series of white spots with hill-shaped papillae along the head. A key to all known species of Lamnostoma is provided.
本文对台湾的淡水蛇鳗属（Lamnostoma）进行了综述，共识别出三个物种。此前文献已记录过明多蛇鳗（Lamnostoma mindora），此次确认了其存在。多眼蛇鳗（Lamnostoma polyophthalmum）的两个标本代表了在台湾的首次记录。基于从台湾东北部采集的两个标本，描述了一个新物种——台湾蛇鳗（Lamnostoma taiwanense sp. nov.）。它的特征在于有3个鳃盖前孔、下颌齿数较多，以及沿头部有一系列带有丘状乳突的白色斑点。文中还提供了所有已知蛇鳗属物种的检索表。
