| Citation | Lin, J., Shao. K.-T. and D.G. Smith, 2018, The eel genus Macrocephenchelys (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan, with description of a new species.. Zootaxa 4454(1):186-199. |
| Ref. | 129313 Lin, J., Shao. K.-T. and D.G. Smith, 2018 |
| Page | 192;fig.3B,4;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Macrocephenchelys brevirostris |
| Comment | abundance; |
| Locality | SW Taiwan, Dong-gang (= Tung-kang), NMMBP 5177 (ex THUP 3078), lectotype. |
| Distribution | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (SW in Dong-gang and in the NE in Da-xi and Nanfangao). Questionable records from the Philippines, Australia, and New Caledonia. |
| Quote | common; |