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WoRMS taxon details
Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 AphiaID: 125637
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Record
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| Rank | | Genus |
| Parent | | Muraeninae |
Synonymised
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Limamuraena
Limmamuraena Kaup in Duméril, 1856 (synonym)
Murenophis Cuvier, 1797
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original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]
from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]
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[show all] | | Species Muraena appendiculata (Guichenot, 1848)
Species Muraena argus (Steindachner, 1870)
Species Muraena augusti (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena clepsydra Gilbert, 1898
Species Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842
Species Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
Species Muraena pavonina Richardson, 1845
Species Muraena retifera Goode & Bean, 1882
Species Muraena robusta Osório, 1911
Species Muraena acuminata Gronow, 1854 accepted as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena acutirostris Gronow, 1854 accepted as Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena afra (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795
Species Muraena alba Zuiew, 1793 accepted as Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)
Species Muraena albimarginata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena albomarginata Pfaff, 1933 accepted as Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
Species Muraena alusis Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
Species Muraena amblyodon Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Echidna amblyodon (Bleeker, 1856)
Species Muraena anatina Lowe, 1838 accepted as Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)
Species Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena anguina Gronow, 1854 accepted as Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Muraena angusticauda Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 accepted as Gymnothorax angusticauda (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
Species Muraena annulata Ahl, 1789 accepted as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Species Muraena arabicus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Species Muraena aurea Mowbray, 1931 accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena australis (Richardson, 1841) accepted as Anguilla australis australis Richardson, 1841
Species Muraena bagio Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Muraena balearica Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831 accepted as Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray, 1831)
Species Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena boschii Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
Species Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Species Muraena brummeri Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Pseudechidna brummeri (Bleeker, 1858)
Species Muraena bullata Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832)
Species Muraena buroensis Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)
Species Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870 accepted as Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena cancellata Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Species Muraena canina Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Enchelynassa canina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Species Muraena cassini Risso, 1810 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Muraena catenata (Bloch, 1795) accepted as Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
Species Muraena chilensis Günther, 1872 accepted as Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848)
Species Muraena chlorostigma (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)
Species Muraena cinerascens Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena cinerea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Muraena colubrina Boddaert, 1781 accepted as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Species Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena dovii Günther, 1870 accepted as Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870)
Species Muraena elaborata Poey, 1860 accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena euptera Günther, 1870 accepted as Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena fasciata Ahl, 1789 accepted as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Species Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855 accepted as Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena fimbriata Bennett, 1832 accepted as Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832)
Species Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena flavopicta (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena fusca Zuiew, 1793 accepted as Yirrkala fusca (Zuiew, 1793)
Species Muraena guttata Risso, 1827 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena guttata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Muraena gymnopterus Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Muraena hauannensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena hepatica Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891 accepted as Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842
Species Muraena irregularis (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena isingteena Richardson, 1845 accepted as Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena javanica Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)
Species Muraena kailuae Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena kauila Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena kidako Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena labiata Peters, 1852 accepted as Anguilla bengalensis labiata (Peters, 1852)
Species Muraena lampra Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900 accepted as Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
Species Muraena longicauda Peters, 1877 accepted as Anarchias longicaudis (Peters, 1877)
Species Muraena longicollis Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena macrocephala Rapp, 1849 accepted as Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844
Species Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Species Muraena macrophthalma Peters, 1852 accepted as Anguilla bengalensis labiata (Peters, 1852)
Species Muraena macrurus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Muraena maculata Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
Species Muraena maderensis (Johnson, 1862) accepted as Gymnothorax maderensis (Johnson, 1862)
Species Muraena manillensis Bleeker, 1864 accepted as Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Species Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena melanospilos Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena meleagris Shaw, 1795 accepted as Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)
Species Muraena micropterus Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Uropterygius micropterus (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Muraena microspila Günther, 1870 accepted as Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870)
Species Muraena miliaris (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena milliaris (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena moa (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844
Species Muraena molendinaris Bennett, 1833 accepted as Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)
Species Muraena moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864) accepted as Gymnothorax moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864)
Species Muraena monochrous Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)
Species Muraena monostigma Regan, 1909 accepted as Gymnothorax monostigma (Regan, 1909)
Species Muraena mordax Ayres, 1859 accepted as Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859)
Species Muraena moringa Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Muraena mossambica Peters, 1852 accepted as Anguilla mossambica (Peters, 1852)
Species Muraena multiocellata Poey, 1860 accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena myrialeucostictus Fowler, 1912 accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena myrus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Muraena nebulosa Ahl, 1789 accepted as Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
Species Muraena nigra Risso, 1810 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena nigricans Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena nudivomer Günther, 1867 accepted as Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867)
Species Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831) accepted as Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
Species Muraena ophis Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
Species Muraena ophis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena oxyrhina Ekström, 1831 accepted as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena panamensis Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Species Muraena pardalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Muraena peli (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena petelli Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
Species Muraena picta Ahl, 1789 accepted as Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Species Muraena platyrhina Ekström, 1831 accepted as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854)
Species Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845 accepted as Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena porphyrea (Guichenot, 1848) accepted as Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848)
Species Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena prosopeion Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena pseudothyrsoidea Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Muraena punctata Gronow, 1854 accepted as Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena raitaborua Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845 accepted as Gymnothorax reevesii (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena reticularis (Bloch, 1795) accepted as Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch, 1795
Species Muraena rhodochilus (Bleeker, 1863) accepted as Echidna rhodochilus Bleeker, 1863
Species Muraena richardsonii Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Muraena romana Shaw, 1803 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Species Muraena ruppelli (McClelland, 1844) accepted as Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
Species Muraena saga (Risso, 1810) accepted as Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810
Species Muraena sagenedota Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax sagenodeta (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena sagenodeta Richardson, 1848 accepted as Gymnothorax sagenodeta (Richardson, 1848)
Species Muraena sanctaehelenae Günther, 1870 accepted as Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)
Species Muraena sathete (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Muraena schismatorhynchus Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Enchelycore schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Species Muraena sordida Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
Species Muraena tessellata Richardson, 1845 accepted as Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Species Muraena thrysoidea Richardson, 1845 accepted as Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845)
Species Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
Species Muraena tile (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Muraena trinitatis Miranda Ribeiro, 1919 accepted as Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Species Muraena tristis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795
Species Muraena unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Muraena unicolor Kaup, 1856 accepted as Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838
Species Muraena vagrans Seale, 1917 accepted as Gymnothorax vagrans (Seale, 1917)
Species Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena virescens Peters, 1852 accepted as Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844
Species Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917 accepted as Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena viridipinnna Seale, 1917 accepted as Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Species Muraena vulgaris Kaup, 1856 accepted as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Muraena xanthospilos Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859)
Species Muraena zebra (Shaw, 1797) accepted as Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)
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Pseudotaeniacanthus coniferus Dojiri & Cressey, 1987 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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Murena
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| | | Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Muraena Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125637 on 2013-05-23 |
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