Lamnostoma taylori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Lamnostoma taylori at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923, originally under the genus Caecula.Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11. It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from the Philippines in Asia, where it inhabits rivers near the sea. Males can reach a maximum standard length of .
Named in honor of herpetologist Edward H. Taylor (1889–1978), Chief of Fisheries in the Philippines.
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