WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848)
271862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271862)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax eupterus (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
Muraena euptera Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271862 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
original description (of Muraena euptera Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
original description (of Muraena euptera Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [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
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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muraena euptera Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax nubilus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax eupterus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena euptera Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax nubilus, Norfolk I., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax nubilus FIN031291 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax nubilus FIN031292 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muraena euptera Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax nubilus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax eupterus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena euptera Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax nubilus, Norfolk I., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Muraena nubila Richardson, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax nubilus FIN031291 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax nubilus FIN031292 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
