Scientific Name	Gymnothorax melanosomatus			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Loh, Shao & Chen, 2011	Depth	50 - 180M
Chinese	黑身裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China
Max Length	52.2 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、鰻(臺東)、糬鰻(澎湖)、硓[石古]鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Offshore from Changbin, Taitung, Taiwan, depth 50-100 meters
Synonyms
Reference	Loh, K.-H., K.-T. Shao and H.-M. Chen, 2011. Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 3134:43-52.
Specimen List
Common Name	Black body morat eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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