| Citation | Huang, W.-C., Balisco, R.A., F.C. Evacitas and T.-Y. Liao, 2023, Description of a new moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Philippines, with a preliminary assessment of genetic and morphological variations of the Uropterygius concolor species complex.. J. Fish Biol. 103(3):593-602. |
| Ref. | Huang, W.-C., Balisco, R.A., F.C. Evacitas and T.-Y. Liao, 2023 |
| Page | 594 |
| Named Used as Valid | Echidna delicatula |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Philippines |
| Quote | In the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, small-sized moray eels found in seagrass beds and reef-seagrass interfaces are the target of a traditional commercial fishery that uses baited small bamboo traps locally known as ‘bantak’ to capture the main target species, Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852). However, many small bycatch moray species (collectively known as ‘bakasi’, including E. delicatula), are also sold in fish markets and fish landing sites as ingredients in popular local dishes. |