WoRMS name details
Muraenophis Lacepède, 1803
297163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:297163)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Muraenophis afra Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
- Species Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911) accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Muraenophis catenula Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
- Species Muraenophis cristini Risso, 1810 accepted as Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810 accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Muraenophis grisea Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
- Species Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Muraenophis macularia Lesueur, 1825 accepted as Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825)
- Species Muraenophis melanotis (Kaup, 1859) accepted as Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
- Species Muraenophis ocellata Lesueur, 1825 accepted as Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
- Species Muraenophis saga Risso, 1810 accepted as Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Species Muraenophis sathete Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Muraenophis tile Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Muraenophis undulata Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Muraenophis unicolor Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
marine, terrestrial
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Muraenophis Lacepède, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=297163 on 2026-06-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
