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Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea by McCOSKER, John E, Bogorodsky, Sergey V, Mal, Ahmad O, Alpermann, Tilman J

“…A new species of snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus is described based on two specimens trawled from a depth of 35-63 m from a soft substratum off Jizan, Red Sea…”
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New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan by Mccosker, John E, Ho, Hsuan-Ching

“…Three new species of ophichthid eels, subfamily Ophichthinae, are described and illustrated from specimens collected at fish markets in Taiwan. Included are:…”
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Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan by Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G, Mccosker, John E, Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A, Shao, Kwang-Tsao

“…An annotated checklist of eels, orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes, occurring in Taiwanese waters is presented. The checklist is the result of a…”
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A new species of Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Marquesas Islands by Hibino, Yusuke, Mccosker, John E, Kimura, Seishi

“…A new finless ophichthid eel, Apterichtus succinus sp. nov., is described based on a single specimen collected from the Marquesas Islands. The new species…”
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Introduction to the systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan by Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Mccosker, John E, Smith, David G, Shao, Kwang-Tsao

“…The eel fauna (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan is one of the richest in the world. Recent genetic and morphological studies have…”
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Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae) by Hibino, Yusuke, McCosker, John E., Kimura, Seishi

“…The rare worm eel Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864 is redescribed as a valid species belonging to the genus Skythrenchelys Castle and McCosker 1999…”
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Revision of the Worm Eel Genus Neenchelys (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Western Pacific Ocean by Ho, Hsuan-Ching, McCosker, John E, Smith, David G

“…Background The Indo-Pacific snake eel genus Neenchelys is a small group of moderately to extremely elongated fishes (family Ophichthidae), which comprises…”
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Four new deepwater Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan with a redescription of Ophichthus pallens (Richardson 1848) by Hibino, Yusuke, McCosker, John E., Tashiro, Fumihito

“…In this paper, new and uncertain Japanese snake eels of the genus Ophichthus are treated. Ophichthus kusanagi , O. lupus , O. oligosteus and O. yamakawai are…”
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Snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Myanmar (Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species by Mccosker, John E, Psomadakis, Peter N

“…Two new species of ophichthid eels, subfamily Ophichthinae, are described and illustrated from specimens collected from Myanmar by the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen…”
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Redescription and designation of a neotype for Aphthalmichthys kuro Kuroda 1947, and its placement in Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) by McCosker, John E., Hatooka, Kiyotaka, Ohnishi, Nobuhiro, Endo, Hiromatsu

“…Aphthalmichthys kuro , described by Kuroda ( 1947 ) based on a specimen from Suruga Bay, Japan, is referred to Callechelys (family Ophichthidae, subfamily…”
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A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species by Mccosker, John E, Hibino, Yusuke

“…The 18 species of finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (family Ophichthidae, subfamily Ophichthinae) are reviewed. Included are: A. anguiformis from the…”
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Checklist of eels of Taiwan (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes): An update by Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G, Tighe, Kenneth A, Hibino, Yusuke, Mccosker, John E

“…The eel fauna (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan is increased to 14 families, 79 genera and 232 species. Previous studies (Ho et al.,…”
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Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific by Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Mccosker, John E, Smith, David G

“…In our earlier paper (Ho et al., 2013), we described three new species of the eel genus Neenchelys Bamber, 1915. Unfortunately, the critical step of…”
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Key biodiversity areas as globally significant target sites for the conservation of marine biological diversity by Edgar, Graham J., Langhammer, Penny F., Allen, Gerry, Brooks, Thomas M., Brodie, Juliet, Crosse, William, De Silva, Naamal, Fishpool, Lincoln D. C., Foster, Matthew N., Knox, David H., Mccosker, John E., Mcmanus, Roger, Millar, Alan J. K., Mugo, Robinson

“…1. Recent approaches to the planning of marine protected area (MPA) networks for biodiversity conservation often stress the need for a representative coverage…”
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Validity of Scolecenchelys aoki, with a redescription of Scolecenchelys gymnota (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) by Hibino, Yusuke, Kimura, Seishi, Hoshino, Kazuo, Hatooka, Kiyotaka, McCosker, John E

“…The myrophine ophichthid fishes (worm eels) Muraenichthys aoki Jordan and Snyder 1901 and Muraenichthys gymnotus Bleeker 1857 are redescribed as valid species…”
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Erratum to: Redescription and designation of a neotype for Aphthalmichthys kuro Kuroda 1947, and its placement in Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) by McCosker, John E., Hatooka, Kiyotaka, Ohnishi, Nobuhiro, Endo, Hiromitsu

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A new species of the morid genusgadella (teleostei: gadiformes) from the galápagos islands by Long, Douglas J, McCosker, John E

“…A new species of deepwater morid fish,Gadella thysthlon, is described on the basis of five specimens from the Galápagos Islands. It differs from other species…”
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A new species of the deepwater cardinalfishEpigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Galápagos Islands by McCosker, John E, Long, Douglas J

“…A new species of deepwater cardinal fish,Epigonus merleni, is described from a specimen found floating at the sea surface as a result of the eruption of…”
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A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan, with redescription of Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan amp; Richardson, 1908 by Hibino, Yusuke, Ho, Hsuan-Ching, McCosker, John E

“…Muraenichthys longirostris sp. nov. is described based on a single specimen 206 mm total length (TL) collected from off Dong-gang, southwestern Taiwan. The…”
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Eels at the Edge: Science, Status, and Conservation Concerns. Based on a symposium held in Québec City, Canada, 11–13 August 2003. American Fisheries Society Symposium, Volume 58 . Edited by John M. Casselman and David K. Cairns. Bethesda (Maryland): American Fisheries Society. $69.00. xxvi + 460 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978‐1‐888569‐96‐4. 2009 by McCosker, John E.

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