WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax reevesii (Richardson, 1845)
271881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271881)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Muraena microspila Günther, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 2. <em>In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> , No. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 71-98, Pls. 45-54. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnothorax reevesii (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271881 on 2025-07-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena microspila Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
original description (of Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 2. <em>In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> , No. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 71-98, Pls. 45-54. [details]
original description (of Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 2. <em>In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> , No. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 71-98, Pls. 45-54. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マメウツボ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muraena microspila Günther, 1870)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax reevesii)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena microspila Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax reevesii, Marquesas Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax reevesii FIN031325 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax reevesii FIN031325B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muraena microspila Günther, 1870)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax reevesii)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena microspila Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax reevesii, Marquesas Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Muraena reevesii Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (738 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Gymnothorax reevesi (Richardson, 1845))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax reevesii FIN031325 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax reevesii FIN031325B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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