Pylorobranchus hoi McCosker, Loh, Lin & Chen 2012

This moderately elongate myrophin is distinguished by the following characters: tail 52%-59% ofTL; dorsal fin arising in anterior trunk region; median fins elevated; pectoral fin rounded, developed,twice eye diameter; gill opening preceded anteromedially by a small lappet-like fleshy protuberance;rear margin of orbit above rictus; cephalic pores developed, SO 1+3, IO 4+2, POM 6+3, and ST 3present; teeth conical, developed, uniserial in jaws and vomer; coloration brown, median fins white,anal-fin membrane black posteriorly; vertebral formula 30.3/62.7/182.3, total vertebrae 182 or 183 (Ref. 92848).

Vertebrae: 182 - 183

Collected from sand and rocky bottom (Ref. 92848).

臺灣東部發現的新種。

罕見物種，無任何漁業利用，僅具有研究價值。

依據Holotype: TOU-AE 5574. Paratypes: CAS 233704 (1), TOU-AE 5525 (1)之原始描述，本種魚具有下列特徵：尾部約為全長的52％-59％；背鰭起點於軀幹部的前區；奇鰭鰭膜高起；胸鰭圓形，發育良好，約兩倍眼徑長；鰓孔前方內側具有一片似葉子狀的肉質突起；頭孔發達，SO 1+3、IO 4+2、POM 6 +3、ST 3；具發育良好的圓錐狀齒，上下頜及鋤骨齒單列。體呈褐色，奇鰭白色，臀鰭鰭膜後方黑色。左側總感覺孔 135；頭部側線感覺孔 10；肛門前之側線感覺孔 65。背鰭前 脊椎骨數30 (31, 30)；肛門前脊椎骨數 63 (63, 62)；總脊椎骨數182或183。

棲息於水深300米海域之沙泥底。

Pylorobranchus hoi is a species of worm eel known from the waters off of eastern Taiwan. Lengths of 67.6 centimetres (26.6 in) TL for a female specimen and 56.8 centimetres (22.4 in) TL for a male specimen have been recorded.