WoRMS taxon details
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
217578 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217578)
accepted
Species
Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted
Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917 · unaccepted
Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912 · unaccepted
Myrichtys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913 · unaccepted
Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 232 [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
Description Found in sandy areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, living buried in the sand. Many aggregate in large numbers...
Description Found in sandy areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, living buried in the sand. Many aggregate in large numbers under a light at night. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217578 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 232 [details]
original description (of Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913) Tanaka, S. (1913). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 11: 187-198, Pls. 51-55. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
original description (of Ophichthys dromicus 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
original description (of Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913) Tanaka, S. (1913). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 11: 187-198, Pls. 51-55. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
original description (of Ophichthys dromicus 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in sandy areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, living buried in the sand. Many aggregate in large numbers under a light at night. [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myrichthys maculosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichtys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Myrichthys maculosus, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys maculosus USNM 409114 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys maculosus USNM 409115 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys rupestris RAD107794-001) (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myrichthys maculosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichtys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Myrichthys maculosus, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys maculosus USNM 409114 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys maculosus USNM 409115 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myrichthys rupestris RAD107794-001) (from synonym Myrichthys rupestris Snyder, 1912)
To ITIS
