Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A. & Shao, Kwang-Tsao, 2015, Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 4060 (1), pp. 140-189 : 155

Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)

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Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860:478 (type locality: Hawaiian Islands).

Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860) : Shen et al., 1993:103; Chen et al., 1994:50; Chen et al., 1997:appendix 1; Shao et al., 2008:238; Ho et al., 2010:table 1; Loh et al., in press:table 1.

Gymnothorax meleagris (not of Shaw, 1795): Chen & Weng, 1967:20; Shen et al., 1993:103.

Remarks. A common species is found in coral reef regions around Taiwan. It is similar to G. meleagris , and the two species have been confused in the past (i.e. Chen & Weng, 1967). In a further complication, Hatooka (2002:1453) concluded that the holotype of G. meleagris is actually the species currently known as G. e u ro s t u s. Smith (2012) examined this specimen and found the identification difficult to resolve. Further studies are needed, but we retain the traditional interpretation here.