Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
中华须鳗,  中国须蛇鳗,  中国鲮,  鲠鱼,  中國鯪,  中華鬚鰻

Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
Max. size:  54.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: China and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993); Indonesia (Ref. 94476); South China Sea (Ref. 36648).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from river mouths and brackish waters of Guangdong Province (Ref. 33340). Known from Hanjiang River mouth, Zhujiang River (=Pearl River) mouth, and Lingshuihe drainage in Hainan Province(Ref.33340).


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