| Citation | Huang, W.-C., Balisco, R.A., F.C. Evacitas and T.-Y. Liao, 2023, Description of a new moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Philippines, with a preliminary assessment of genetic and morphological variations of the Uropterygius concolor species complex.. J. Fish Biol. 103(3):593-602. [First published online, pp. 1-10, 20 June 2023. Volume, issue and pages added 14 Sept. 2023.] |
| Ref. | 131362 Huang, W.-C., Balisco, R.A., F.C. Evacitas and T.-Y. Liao, 2023 |
| Page | 594 |
| Named Used as Valid | Gymnothorax richardsonii |
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| Distribution | Philippines |
| Quote | In the Central Visayas region, small-sized moray eels found in seagrass beds and reef–seagrass interfaces are the target of a traditional commercial fishery that uses baited small bamboo traps (locally known as ‘bantak’) to capture the main target species, Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852). However, aside from this species, many small bycatch moray species (collectively known as ‘bakasi’) are also sold in fish markets and fish landing sites as ingredients in popular local dishes. These morays include Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789), E. delicatula (Kaup, 1856), an unidentified species similar to G. chilospilus and Uropterygius concolor. |