WoRMS name details
Siderea picta (Ahl, 1789)
217535 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217535)
unaccepted
Species
Siderea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena picta Ahl, 1789) Ahl, J. N. (1789). Specimen ichthyologicum de Muraena et Ophichtho, quod venia exp. <em>Fac. Med. Ups. Praeside Carol. Pet. Thunberg, etc. J. Edman, UpsaliƦ [Upsala].</em> 1-14, 2 pls. [Also published in 1801 as Dissertationes Academicae Upsalae, pp. 1-12, 2 pls. Ahl was the author; Thunberg was his supervising professor. Kottelat 2013:45 disagrees, assuming that Thunberg wrote the description.].
page(s): 8, Pl. 2 (right fig.) [details]
page(s): 8, Pl. 2 (right fig.) [details]
Description Inhabits reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the...
Description Inhabits reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Siderea picta (Ahl, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217535 on 2024-06-19
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original description
(of Muraena picta Ahl, 1789) Ahl, J. N. (1789). Specimen ichthyologicum de Muraena et Ophichtho, quod venia exp. <em>Fac. Med. Ups. Praeside Carol. Pet. Thunberg, etc. J. Edman, UpsaliƦ [Upsala].</em> 1-14, 2 pls. [Also published in 1801 as Dissertationes Academicae Upsalae, pp. 1-12, 2 pls. Ahl was the author; Thunberg was his supervising professor. Kottelat 2013:45 disagrees, assuming that Thunberg wrote the description.].
page(s): 8, Pl. 2 (right fig.) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 8, Pl. 2 (right fig.) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
From other sources
Description Inhabits reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey (Ref. 9710). [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | peppered moray | [details] |