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Gymnothorax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Muraeninae

Higher classification
  
Moray eel

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Muraenidae

Scientific name
  
Gymnothorax

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Eel

Gymnothorax Fish Identification

Lower classifications
  
Giant moray, Laced moray, Green moray, Spotted moray, Undulated moray

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Gymnothorax is a genus of fish in the family Muraenidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Contents

Gymnothorax tile freshwater moray eel


Species

There are currently 126 recognized species in this genus:

Gymnothorax Gymnothorax javanicus

  • Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 (Dark moray)
  • Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (White-margin moray)
  • Gymnothorax angusticauda (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Narrow-tail moray)
  • Gymnothorax angusticeps (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
  • Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937 (Lord Howe Island moray)
  • Gymnothorax annulatus D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997 (Ringed moray)
  • 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 (Canary moray)
  • Gymnothorax baranesi D. G. Smith, Brokovich & Einbinder, 2008
  • Gymnothorax bathyphilus J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1975 (Deep-dwelling moray)
  • Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, 1904 (Y-patterned moray)
  • Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Black-cheek moray)
  • Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857) (Vagrant moray)
  • Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Panamic green moray)
  • Gymnothorax castlei E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1999 (Castle's moray)
  • Gymnothorax cephalospilus E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 (Head-spot moray)
  • Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864 (Lip-spot moray)
  • Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908 (Banded mud moray)
  • Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 (Saddled moray)
  • Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 (Sieve-patterned moray)
  • Gymnothorax davidsmithi McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Flores mud moray)
  • Gymnothorax dorsalis Seale, 1917
  • Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870) (Fine-spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 (Elegant moray)
  • Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev, 2010
  • Gymnothorax enigmaticus McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Enigmatic moray)
  • Gymnothorax equatorialis (Hildebrand, 1946) (Spot-tail moray)
  • Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray)
  • 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 & J. E. Randall, 1996) (Pale-nose moray)
  • Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker, 1864
  • Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green moray)
  • Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Brown-spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax gracilicauda O. P. Jenkins, 1903 (Slender-tail moray)
  • Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) (Geometric moray)
  • Gymnothorax hansi Heemstra, 2004
  • Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray)
  • Gymnothorax herrei Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933 (Herre's moray)
  • Gymnothorax hubbsi J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1977 (Lichen moray)
  • Gymnothorax indicus Mohapatra, D. Ray, D. G. Smith & Mishra, 2016 (Indian unpatterened moray)
  • Gymnothorax intesi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (White-tip moray)
  • Gymnothorax isingteena (J. Richardson, 1845) (Indo-Pacific spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
  • Gymnothorax johnsoni (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (White-spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Kidako moray)
  • Gymnothorax kolpos J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Black-tail moray)
  • Gymnothorax kontodontos E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Short-tooth moray)
  • Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948)
  • Gymnothorax maderensis (J. Y. Johnson, 1862) (Shark-tooth moray)
  • Gymnothorax mareei Poll, 1953 (Spot-jaw 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 & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Oman moray)
  • Gymnothorax melanosomatus K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & H. M. Chen, 2011 (Black-body moray)
  • Gymnothorax melatremus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Dwarf moray)
  • Gymnothorax meleagris (G. Shaw, 1795) (Turkey moray)
  • Gymnothorax microstictus E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Small-spot moray)
  • Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Golden-tail moray)
  • Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  • Gymnothorax mishrai D. Ray, Mohapatra & D. G. Smith, 2015 (Bengal moray)
  • 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 (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax nasuta F. de Buen, 1961 (Easter Island moray)
  • Gymnothorax neglectus S. Tanaka (I), 1911
  • Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (Girard, 1858) (Black-edge moray)
  • Gymnothorax niphostigmus H. M. Chen, K. T. Shao & C. T. Chen, 1996 (Snowflake-patched moray)
  • Gymnothorax nubilus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Grey moray)
  • Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867) (Yellow-mouth moray)
  • Gymnothorax nuttingi Snyder, 1904
  • Gymnothorax obesus (Whitley, 1932) (Griffin's moray)
  • Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 (Ocellated moray)
  • Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Masked 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 (Philippines moray)
  • Gymnothorax pictus (J. N. Ahl, 1789) (Paint-spotted 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 & J. E. Randall, 2000
  • Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854) (Freshwater moray)
  • Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848) (Low-fin moray)
  • Gymnothorax prasinus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Yellow moray)
  • Gymnothorax prionodon J. D. Ogilby, 1895 (Australian mottled moray)
  • Gymnothorax prismodon E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 2000
  • Gymnothorax prolatus K. Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991
  • Gymnothorax pseudoherrei E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (False brown moray)
  • Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & H. M. Chen, 2015 (False black-body moray)
  • Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853) (High-fin moray)
  • Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus Bleeker, 1863 (Bars'n-spots moray)
  • Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Red Sea white-spotted moray)
  • Gymnothorax randalli D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997 (Randall's moray)
  • 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 (Robins' moray)
  • Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844) (Banded moray)
  • Gymnothorax ryukyuensis Hatooka, 2003
  • Gymnothorax sagmacephalus E. B. Böhlke, 1997
  • Gymnothorax saxicola D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891 (Honeycomb moray)
  • Gymnothorax serratidens (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
  • Gymnothorax shaoi H. M. Chen & K. H. Loh, 2007
  • Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus, 1968
  • Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Steindachner's moray)
  • Gymnothorax taiwanensis H. M. Chen, K. H. Loh & K. T. Shao, 2008 (Taiwanese moray)
  • Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Grey-face moray)
  • Gymnothorax tile (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Indian mud moray)
  • 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) (Purple-mouth moray)
  • Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009
  • Gymnothorax woodwardi McCulloch, 1912
  • Gymnothorax ypsilon Hatooka & J. E. Randall, 1992 (Y-bar moray)
  • Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906 (Barred-fin moray)

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    References

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