WoRMS taxon details
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
126287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126287)
accepted
Species
Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gnatophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 328 [42], Pl. 23 (fig. 10) [details]
page(s): 328 [42], Pl. 23 (fig. 10) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126287 on 2026-06-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 328 [42], Pl. 23 (fig. 10) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 328 [42], Pl. 23 (fig. 10) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). 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
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gnathophis mystax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gnathophis mystax USNM 405228 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gnathophis mystax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gnathophis mystax USNM 405228 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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