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Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); shaoi: Named for Kwang-Tsao Shao.
Eponymy: Dr Kwang-Tsao Shao (d: 1951) is a Taiwanese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121652); max. published weight: 467.80 g (Ref. 121652)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, H.-M. and K.-H. Loh, 2007. Gymnothorax shaoi, a new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. J. Mar. Sci. Tech. 15(2):76-81. (Ref. 77105)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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