Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records

Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distribution...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kar, Hoe Loh, Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Ving, Ching Chong, A. Sasekumar
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/
http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1831356407759241216
author Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
author_facet Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
author_sort Kar, Hoe Loh
building Tun Sri Lanang Library
collection Institutional Repository
content_provider Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
content_source UKM Journal Article Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
description Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distributional information of the Malaysian moray eels. To date, there are 33 species belonging to six genera of the Muraenidae in Malaysian waters based on the published records.
format Article
id my-ukm.journal-8232
institution Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
language en
publishDate 2015
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
record_format eprints
spelling my-ukm.journal-82322016-12-14T06:46:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/ Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records Kar, Hoe Loh Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Ving, Ching Chong A. Sasekumar, Two new records of moray eels (Muraenidae), Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 and Strophidon sathete (Hamilton 1822), are reported for Malaysia. They are represented by two specimens each, all collected from Sabah waters. The present study also provides the current taxonomic and distributional information of the Malaysian moray eels. To date, there are 33 species belonging to six genera of the Muraenidae in Malaysian waters based on the published records. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf Kar, Hoe Loh and Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, and Ving, Ching Chong and A. Sasekumar, (2015) Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
spellingShingle Kar, Hoe Loh
Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein,
Ving, Ching Chong
A. Sasekumar,
Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_full Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_fullStr Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_short Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records
title_sort notes on the moray eels (anguilliformes: muraenidae) of malaysia with two new records
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/1/06_Kar-Hoe_Loh.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8232/
http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
url_provider http://journalarticle.ukm.my/