Physical Description
Type Information
Syntype; Lectotype for
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Collector(s): H. Hemphill
Locality: Cedar Keys, Florida., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Collector(s): H. Hemphill
Locality: Cedar Keys, Florida., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Davis, B. M. 1891*. Report of the Commissioner, United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. 16 (for fiscal year ending June 30, 1889): 606.; Lectotype: Jordan, D. S. & Davis, B. M. 1891*. Report of the Commissioner, United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. 16 (for fiscal year ending June 30, 1889): 606.
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 4230 specimens in 108 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2733 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.08 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.038 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 33.933
Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.376 - 5.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 2.449
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 62.941
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.08 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.038 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 33.933
Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.376 - 5.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 2.449
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 62.941
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2733 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.08 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.038 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 33.933
Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.376 - 5.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 2.449
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 62.941
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.08 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.038 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 33.933
Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.376 - 5.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 2.449
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 62.941
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
Species
- Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 (Dark moray)
- Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Whitemargin moray)
- Gymnothorax angusticauda (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
- Gymnothorax angusticeps (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
- Gymnothorax annasona (Whitley, 1937)
- Gymnothorax annulatus D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
- Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann, 1935) (Atoll moray)
- Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg, 1992 (South Pacific moray)
- Gymnothorax austrinus E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 (Southern moray)
- Gymnothorax bacalladoi E. B. Böhlke & Brito, 1987
- Gymnothorax baranesi D. G. Smith, Brokovich & Einbinder, 2008
- Gymnothorax bathyphilus Randall & McCosker, 1975
- Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, 1904 (Y-patterned moray)
- Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & Randall, 1977 (Blackcheek moray)
- Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857) (Vagrant moray)
- Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Chestnut moray)
- Gymnothorax castlei E. B. Böhlke & Randall, 1999 (Castle's moray)
- Gymnothorax cephalospilus E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 (Head-spot moray)
- Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864 (Lipspot moray)
- Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908
- Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 (Saddled moray)
- Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 (Sieve-patterned moray)
- Gymnothorax davidsmithi McCosker & Randall, 2008
- Gymnothorax dorsalis Seale, 1917
- Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870) (Speckled moray)
- Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 (Elegant moray)
- Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev, 2010[1]
- Gymnothorax enigmaticus McCosker & Randall, 1982 (Enigmatic moray)
- Gymnothorax equatorialis (Hildebrand, 1946) (Spotted-tail moray)
- Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel)
- Gymnothorax eurygnathos E. B. Böhlke, 2001
- Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray)
- Gymnothorax fimbriatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Fimbriated moray)
- Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
- Gymnothorax flavoculus (E. B. Böhlke & Randall, 1996) (Palenose moray)
- Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker, 1864
- Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1840 (Green moray)
- Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Brown spotted moray)
- Gymnothorax gracilicauda O. P. Jenkins, 1903 (Slendertail moray)
- Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) (Geometric moray)
- Gymnothorax hansi Heemstra, 2004
- Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray eel)
- Gymnothorax herrei Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933
- Gymnothorax hubbsi J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1977 (Lichen moray)
- Gymnothorax intesi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (Whitetip moray)
- Gymnothorax isingteena (J. Richardson, 1845)
- Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
- Gymnothorax johnsoni (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Whitespotted moray)
- Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Kidako moray)
- Gymnothorax kolpos J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Blacktail moray)
- Gymnothorax kontodontos E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Short-tooth moray)
- Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948)
- Gymnothorax maderensis (J. Y. Johnson, 1862) (Sharktooth moray)
- Gymnothorax mareei Poll, 1953 (Spotjaw moray)
- Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 (Blotch-necked moray)
- Gymnothorax marshallensis (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Marshall Islands moray)
- Gymnothorax mccoskeri D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
- Gymnothorax megaspilus E. B. Böhlke & Randall, 1995 (Oman moray)
- Gymnothorax melanosomatus K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & Ho. Mi. Chen, 2011 (Black body moray)[2]
- Gymnothorax melatremus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Dwarf moray)
- Gymnothorax meleagris (G. Shaw, 1795) (Turkey moray)
- Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870)
- Gymnothorax microstictus E. B. Böhlke, 2000
- Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Goldentail moray)
- Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Gymnothorax moluccensis Bleeker, 1864 (Moluccan moray)
- Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856) (Drab moray)
- Gymnothorax monostigma (Regan, 1909) (One-spot moray)
- Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859) (California moray)
- Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted moray)
- Gymnothorax mucifer Snyder, 1904
- Gymnothorax nasuta de Buen, 1961 (Easter Island moray)
- Gymnothorax neglectus S. Tanaka (I), 1911
- Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (Girard, 1858) (Blackedge moray)
- Gymnothorax niphostigmus Ho. Mi. Chen, K. T. Shao & C. T. Chen, 1996 (Snowflake-patched moray)
- Gymnothorax nubilus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Grey moray)
- Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867) (Starry moray)
- Gymnothorax nuttingi Snyder, 1904
- Gymnothorax obesus (Whitley, 1932) (Griffin's moray)
- Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 (Caribbean ocellated moray)
- Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panamic moray)
- Gymnothorax parini Collette, D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1991
- Gymnothorax phalarus W. A. Bussing, 1998
- Gymnothorax phasmatodes (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Ghost moray)
- Gymnothorax philippinus D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907
- Gymnothorax pictus (J. N. Ahl, 1789) (Peppered moray)
- Gymnothorax pikei Bliss, 1883 (Pike's moray)
- Gymnothorax pindae J. L. B. Smith, 1962 (Pinda moray)
- Gymnothorax polygonius Poey, 1875 (Polygon moray)
- Gymnothorax polyspondylus E. B. Böhlke & Randall, 2000
- Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1853) (Freshwater moray)
- Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848) (Lowfin moray)
- Gymnothorax prasinus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Yellow moray)
- Gymnothorax prionodon J. D. Ogilby, 1895 (Australian mottled moray)
- Gymnothorax prismodon E. B. Böhlke & Randall, 2000
- Gymnothorax prolatus Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991
- Gymnothorax pseudoherrei E. B. Böhlke, 2000
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852) (Highfin moray)
- Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus Bleeker, 1863 (Bars'n spots moray)
- Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Red Sea whitespotted moray)
- Gymnothorax randalli D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
- Gymnothorax reevesii (J. Richardson, 1845) (Reeve's moray)
- Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch, 1795
- Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852) (Richardson's moray)
- Gymnothorax robinsi E. B. Böhlke, 1997
- Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844) (Banded moray)
- Gymnothorax sagenodeta (J. Richardson, 1848)
- Gymnothorax sagmacephalus E. B. Böhlke, 1997
- Gymnothorax saxicola D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891 (Ocellated moray)
- Gymnothorax serratidens (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
- Gymnothorax shaoi Ho. Mi. Chen & K. H. Loh, 2007
- Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus, 1968
- Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Steindachner's moray eel)
- Gymnothorax taiwanensis Ho. Mi. Chen, K. H. Loh & K. T. Shao, 2008 (Taiwanese moray eel)
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Greyface moray)
- Gymnothorax tile (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Undulated moray)
- Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) (Brown moray)
- Gymnothorax vagrans (Seale, 1917)
- Gymnothorax verrilli (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (White-edged moray)
- Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) (Purplemouth moray)
- Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009
- Gymnothorax woodwardi McCulloch, 1912
- Gymnothorax ypsilon Hatooka & Randall, 1992 (Y-bar moray)
- Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906 (Barredfin moray)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Gymnothorax in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- ^ Prokofiev, A. M. (2010). "Two New Species of Fishes from Families Muraenidae (Anguilliformes) and Mugiloididae (Perciformes) from the Waters of Vietnam". Journal of Ichthyology 50 (8): 580–589. http://www.maik.rssi.ru/abstract/ichth/10/ichth8_10p580abs.htm.
- ^ Loh, K.-H., Shao, K.-T. & Chen, H.-M. (2011): Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa, 3134: 43–52.
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