Gymnothorax vicinus
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126302 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
class: Teleostei
family: Muraenidae
genus: Gymnothorax
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand). v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
name published in: Howell Rivero, L. (1932). The apodal fishes of Cuba. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club. v. 13: 3-26.
name published in: Strömman, P. H. (1896). Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala. 1-53, Pls. 1-5.
name published in year: 1855
name published in year: 1932
name published in year: 1896
order: Anguilliformes
parent name usage ID: 125636
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Castelnau, 1855)
specific epithet: vicinus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted