+ Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015

Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015:719 (Type locality: Coastal waters of Central Vietnam). Smith et al., 2018e: this volume.

Remarks. The species was identified as Ariosoma anago by previous authors (Chen & weng, 1967; Shen, 1998). Smith et al. (2018d) review the genus Ariosoma in Taiwan and verified its present identification.

Original name Current status

Family Anguillidae

Anguilla remifera Jordan & Evermann, 1902 = Anguilla japonica

Family Chlopsidae

Chlopsis nanhaiensis Tighe et al., 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

Family Muraenidae

Cirrimaxilla Chen & Shao, 1995 Valid

Cirrimaxilla formosa Chen & Shao, 1995 Valid

Gymnothorax leucostigma Jordan & Richardson, 1909 = Gymnothorax prionodon

G. melanosomatus Loh et al., 2011 Valid, Taiwan only

G. neglectus Tanaka, 1911 Valid

G. niphostigmus Chen et al., 1996 Valid, Taiwan only

G. pescadoris Jordan & Evermann, 1902 = Gymnothorax isingteena

G. prolatus Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991 Valid

G. pseudomelanosomatus Loh et al., 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

G. pseudoprolatus Smith et al., 2018 New species, Taiwan only

G. shaoi Chen & Loh, 2007 Valid, Taiwan only

G. taiwanensis Chen et al., 2008 Valid, Taiwan only

Uropterygius oligospondylus Chen et al., 2008 Valid

Family Synophbranchidae

Dysomma brachygnathos Tighe & Ho, this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. formosa Ho & Tighe, this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. longirostrum Chen & Mok, 2001 Valid

D. melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967 Valid, Taiwan only

D. opisthoproctus Chen & Mok, 1995 Valid, Taiwan only

D. robinsorum Ho et al., this volume Valid, Taiwan only

D. taiwanense Ho et al., 2015 Valid; also from Japan

Dysommina orientalis Tighe et al., this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Meadia roseni Mok et al., 1991 Valid, Taiwan only

Synaphobranchus oligolepis Ho et al., this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Family Ophichthidae

Pylorobranchus McCosker & Chen 2012 Valid

Sympenchelys Hibino et al., 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall, 2001 Valid, Taiwan only

Cirricaecula macdowelli McCosker & Randall, 1993 Valid, Taiwan only

Echelus pachyrhynchus McCosker & Ho, this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Lamnostoma taiwanense Chiu et al., this volume Valid, Taiwan only

Myrophis cheni Chen & Weng, 1967 Valid as Neenchelys cheni

Neenchelys diaphora Ho et al., 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

N. gracilis Ho & Loh, 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

N. mccoskeri Hibino et al., 2012 Valid

N. pelagica Ho et al., 2015 Valid, Taiwan only

N. similis Ho et al., 2015 Valid

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