A review of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan is provided. Eight species are recognized, including A. anago (Temminck Schlegel, 1846), A. dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015, A. fasciatum (Günther, 1872), A. majus (Asano, 1958), A. megalops Fowler, 1938, A. meeki (Jordan Snyder, 1900), A. shiroanago (Asano, 1958) and a new species which is described based on types and non-types collected from off southwestern Taiwan. These species can be distinguished from each other by the coloration, numbers of head pores, lateral-line pores and vertebrae. A key to all Taiwanese Ariosoma species is provided.
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