Gymnothorax
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-25
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125636 on 2026-08-25
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2014-11-21T14:09:37Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
class: Teleostei
family: Muraenidae
genus: Gymnothorax
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429.
name published in: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index.
name published in year: 1795
name published in year: 1803
order: Anguilliformes
parent name usage ID: 151829
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Bloch, 1795
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted