Cirrimaxilla formosa

Description

The Taiwanese barbel moray, Cirrimaxilla formosa, is a species of eel in the family Muraenidae, and the only member of the genus Cirrimaxilla. It was described by Hong Ming Chen and K. T. Shao in 1995. It is found only in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The holotype, a female, measures a total length of 16.6 centimetres (6.5 in).