WoRMS taxon details
Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
126303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126303)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted (synonym)
Limmamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted
Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911 · unaccepted
Muraena guttata Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Muraena romana Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted
Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907 · unaccepted
Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911) · unaccepted
Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911) · unaccepted
Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 244 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 244 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126303 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 244 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 68, Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Muraena romana Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 26 [details]
original description (of Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 525 [details]
original description (of Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 367 [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): 244 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 68, Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Muraena romana Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 26 [details]
original description (of Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 525 [details]
original description (of Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 367 [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 (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Artedi, A.P. (1793). Sueci synonymia nominum piscium fere omnium. Ichthyologiae pars IV. Editio II. <em>Röse: Grypeswaldiae.</em> (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 244 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Artedi, A.P. (1793). Sueci synonymia nominum piscium fere omnium. Ichthyologiae pars IV. Editio II. <em>Röse: Grypeswaldiae.</em> (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 244 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | murenamrinamërinagjarpër deti | [details] |
| Danish | muraene | [details] |
| Dutch | murenemoeraalgewone murene | [details] |
| English | moray eelMediterranean moray | [details] |
| French | murène de la Méditerranéemurène communemurène | [details] |
| German | MuräneMittelmeer-MuräneMittelmeermurane | [details] |
| Hebrew | מורנה ים-תיכונית | [details] |
| Italian | murinamurena | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σμέρνα | [details] |
| Norwegian | murene | [details] |
| Portuguese | moreia | [details] |
| Spanish | morena | [details] |
| Swedish | muräna | [details] |
| Turkish | muren baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (177 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena romana Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Muraena guttata Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muraena helena)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena guttata Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena romana Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase images (Muraena helena, Greece, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (177 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena romana Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Muraena guttata Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muraena helena)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena guttata Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena romana Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase images (Muraena helena, Greece, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
