WoRMS taxon details
Muraeninae Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Diaphenchelys McCosker & Randall, 2007
- Genus Echidna Forster, 1788
- Genus Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
- Genus Enchelynassa Kaup, 1855
- Genus Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
- Genus Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Monopenchelys Böhlke & McCosker, 1982
- Genus Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863
- Genus Rhinomuraena Garman, 1888
- Genus Strophidon McClelland, 1844
- Genus Aemasia Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
- Genus Ahynnodontophis Fowler, 1912 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Echida accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788 (misspelling)
- Genus Enchelicore accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
- Genus Evenchelys Jordan & Evermann, 1902 accepted as Strophidon McClelland, 1844
- Genus Fimbrinares Whitley, 1948 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
- Genus Gymnotorax accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
- Genus Heteromyrus Pietschmann, 1935 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Limamuraena accepted as Limomuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Genus Limmamuraena Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Limomuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Lycodontis Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Muraenophys accepted as Murenophis Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Genus Murenophis Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Neomuraena Girard, 1858 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Poecilophis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788
- Genus Polyuranodon Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Priodonophis Kaup, 1860 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Pseudechilna accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
- Genus Pseudechina accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
- Genus Pseudoechidna accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
- Genus Pseudomuraena Johnson, 1862 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Rabula Jordan & Davis, 1891 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- Genus Rhinomuraea accepted as Rhinomuraena Garman, 1888 (misspelling)
- Genus Sidera Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
- Genus Siderea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Sideria accepted as Sidera Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
- Genus Thryrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Thrysoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Thyrosidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Verdithorax Whitley, 1931 accepted as Lycodontis Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Muraeninae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151829 on 2025-12-08
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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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]
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| Japanese | ウツボ亜科 | [details] |