WoRMS taxon details
Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842
271900 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271900)
accepted
Species
Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891 · unaccepted
Murenophis marmoreus Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jenyns, L. (1840-1842). Fish. <em>In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836.</em> London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271900 on 2025-12-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Jenyns, L. (1840-1842). Fish. <em>In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836.</em> London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29. [details]
original description (of Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891) Jordan, D. S. ; Davis, B. M. (1891). A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. <em>United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries Report of the Commissioner.</em> v. 16 (art. 9): 581-677, Pls. 73-80. [details]
original description (of Murenophis marmoreus Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891) Jordan, D. S. ; Davis, B. M. (1891). A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. <em>United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries Report of the Commissioner.</em> v. 16 (art. 9): 581-677, Pls. 73-80. [details]
original description (of Murenophis marmoreus Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [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 (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muraena lentiginosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muraena insularum RAD107882-001) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muraena insularum USNM 38300 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muraena lentiginosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muraena insularum RAD107882-001) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muraena insularum USNM 38300 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis, 1891)
To ITIS
