About this species
Gavialiceps taiwanensis is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae. It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Chlopsis. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan. It dwells at a depth range of 600 to 750 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75.7 centimetres (29.8 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gavialiceps taiwanensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–27 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Watakuzuhamo, ワタクズハモ
- Simplified Chinese
- 海鰻, 臺灣絲尾海鰻, 臺灣鱷頭鰻
Other scientific names: Chlopsis taiwanensis
Similar species
- Duckbill Conger
Gavialiceps javanicus
Common pike congerMuraenesox bagio
Daggertooth pike congerMuraenesox cinereus
yellow pike congerCongresox talabon
Common EelCongresox talabonoides
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 49 open-data records from 2014 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.