WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
271873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271873)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863 · unaccepted
Gymnothorax leecote Scott, 1965 · unaccepted
Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena prasina 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 prasinus (Richardson, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271873 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863) Bleeker, P. (1863). Notices sur une collection de poissons de la Nouvelle Hollande faite à Port-Jackson. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 15: 442-451. [details]
original description (of Muraena callorhyncha 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 prasina 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 callorhyncha 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 prasina 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]
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 (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Yellow Moray Eel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax prasinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax leecote Scott, 1965)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax prasinus, Australia, by Schulz, S.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Yellow Moray Eel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax prasinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax jacksoniensis Bleeker, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax leecote Scott, 1965)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena callorhyncha Günther, 1870)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax prasinus, Australia, by Schulz, S.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Muraena prasina Richardson, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
