title: Saurenchelys gigas sp. nov., a new nettastomatid eel (Teleostei, Anguilliformes, Nettastomatidae) from the western central Pacific.
abstract: Some large Saurenchelys specimens collected from Daxi, Yilan, NE Taiwan, and Da Nang, Vietnam, by bottom trawl at depths of 100-200 m, are described as Saurenchelys gigas new species. They differ from all known adult Saurenchelys species by predorsal length 40.9-46.8, head length 36.8-39.3in % of preanal length, 38-40 preanal vertebrae, 63-70 precaudal vertebrae, 38-42 preanal lateral-line pores, 56-63 preanal dorsal fin rays, and larger size (the maximum size 1155 mm TL).
authors.affiliation: Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.; Email: happy221034@gmail.com.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, U.S.A.; Email: smithd@si.edu.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.; Email: zoskt@gate.sinica.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Kwang-Tsao
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan. Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.; Email: hmchen@mail.ntou.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hong-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004524:Eels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009929:Organ Size; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D010802:Phylogeny; D013624:Taiwan