WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax smithi Sumod, Mohapatra, Sanjeevan, Kishor & Bineesh, 2019
1487160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1487160)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sumod, K. S.; Mohapatra, A.; Sanjeevan, V. N.; Kishor, T. G.; Bineesh, K. K. (2019). A new species of white-spotted moray eel, <em>Gymnothorax</em> <em>smithi</em> (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from deep waters of Arabian Sea, India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4652(2): 359-366., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4652.2.8 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Arabian Sea
type locality contained in Arabian Sea [details]
Etymology We are pleased to name this species as Gymnothorax smithi in honor of David G. Smith, United States National Museum, an...
Etymology We are pleased to name this species as Gymnothorax smithi in honor of David G. Smith, United States National Museum, an eminent eel expert who has contributed significantly to the knowledge and understanding of Anguilliform fishes. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Gymnothorax smithi Sumod, Mohapatra, Sanjeevan, Kishor & Bineesh, 2019. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1487160 on 2024-04-26
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Sumod, K. S.; Mohapatra, A.; Sanjeevan, V. N.; Kishor, T. G.; Bineesh, K. K. (2019). A new species of white-spotted moray eel, <em>Gymnothorax</em> <em>smithi</em> (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from deep waters of Arabian Sea, India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4652(2): 359-366., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4652.2.8 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request] 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology We are pleased to name this species as Gymnothorax smithi in honor of David G. Smith, United States National Museum, an eminent eel expert who has contributed significantly to the knowledge and understanding of Anguilliform fishes. [details]
