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Etymology: Cirrhimuraena: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335); yuanding: Named for Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding, China's leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science.
Eponymy: Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding (1896–1986) was a Chinese ichthyologist and educator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76789)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from all congeners by its snout with groove on the underside and dorsal fin originating on the nape (Ref. 76789).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tang, W.-Q. and C.-G. Zhang, 2003. A new species of the genus Cirrhimuraena from the East China Sea (Pisces, Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Acta Zootaxon. Sin. 28(3):551-553. (Ref. 76789)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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