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Genus of fishes
Gymnothorax is a
genus of
fish in the
family
Muraenidae found in
Atlantic ,
Indian and
Pacific Ocean . With more than 120 species, it the most speciose genus of moray eels.
Smith (2012) noted that Gymnothorax as currently recognized is polyphyletic, but cautioned that comparative studies are needed before action is taken to resurrect generic synonyms of Gymnothorax .
[2]
Species
Both
FishBase and
World Register of Marine Species recognize a total of 128 valid species in the genus.
[3]
[4] However, each database includes three species that the other does not list, which are noted in the list below.
Gymnothorax afer
Bloch , 1795 (Dark moray)
Gymnothorax albimarginatus (
Temminck &
Schlegel , 1846) (White-margin moray)
Gymnothorax andamanensis Mohapatra, Kiruba-Sankar, Praveenraj & Mohanty, 2019
[5]
Gymnothorax angusticauda (
M. C. W. Weber &
de Beaufort , 1916) (Narrow-tail moray)
Gymnothorax angusticeps (
Hildebrand &
F. O. Barton , 1949)
Gymnothorax annasona
Whitley , 1937 (Lord Howe Island moray)
Gymnothorax annulatus
D. G. Smith &
E. B. Böhlke , 1997 (Ringed moray)
Gymnothorax atolli (
Pietschmann , 1935) (Atoll moray)
Gymnothorax aurocephalus Nashad, Mohapatra, Varghese & Bineesh, 2020 (Goldenhead moray)
[6]
Gymnothorax australicola
Lavenberg , 1992 (South Pacific moray)
Gymnothorax austrinus
E. B. Böhlke &
McCosker , 2001 (Southern moray)
Gymnothorax bacalladoi
E. B. Böhlke &
Brito , 1987 (Canary moray)
Gymnothorax baranesi
D. G. Smith ,
Brokovich &
Einbinder , 2008
Gymnothorax bathyphilus
J. E. Randall &
McCosker , 1975 (Deep-dwelling moray)
Gymnothorax berndti
Snyder , 1904 (Y-patterned moray)
Gymnothorax breedeni
McCosker &
J. E. Randall , 1977 (Black-cheek moray)
Gymnothorax buroensis (
Bleeker , 1857) (Vagrant moray)
Gymnothorax castaneus (
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert , 1883) (Panamic green moray)
Gymnothorax castlei
E. B. Böhlke &
J. E. Randall , 1999 (Castle's moray)
Gymnothorax cephalospilus
E. B. Böhlke &
McCosker , 2001 (Head-spot moray)
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker , 1864 (Lip-spot moray)
Gymnothorax chlamydatus
Snyder , 1908 (Banded mud moray)
Gymnothorax conspersus
Poey , 1867 (Saddled moray)
Gymnothorax cribroris
Whitley , 1932 (Sieve-patterned moray)
Gymnothorax davidsmithi
McCosker &
J. E. Randall , 2008 (Flores mud moray)
Gymnothorax dorsalis
Seale , 1917
Gymnothorax dovii (
Günther , 1870) (Fine-spotted moray)
Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae Sithole, Smith, Mwale & Gouws, 2020
[7]
Gymnothorax elegans
Bliss , 1883 (Elegant moray)
Gymnothorax emmae
Prokofiev , 2010
[8]
Gymnothorax enigmaticus
McCosker &
J. E. Randall , 1982 (Enigmatic moray)
Gymnothorax equatorialis (
Hildebrand , 1946) (Spot-tail moray)
Gymnothorax eurostus (
C. C. Abbott , 1860) (Abbott's moray)
Gymnothorax eurygnathos
E. B. Böhlke , 2001
Gymnothorax favagineus
Bloch &
J. G. Schneider , 1801 (Laced moray)
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (
E. T. Bennett , 1832) (Fimbriated moray)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (
Rüppell , 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Gymnothorax flavoculus (
E. B. Böhlke &
J. E. Randall , 1996) (Pale-nose moray)
Gymnothorax formosus
Bleeker , 1864
Gymnothorax funebris
Ranzani , 1839 (Green moray)
Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (
L. P. Schultz , 1953) (Brown-spotted moray)
Gymnothorax gracilicauda
O. P. Jenkins , 1903 (Slender-tail moray)
Gymnothorax griseus (
Lacépède , 1803) (Geometric moray)
Gymnothorax hansi
Heemstra , 2004
Gymnothorax hepaticus (
Rüppell , 1830) (Liver-colored moray)
Gymnothorax herrei
Beebe &
Tee-Van , 1933 (Herre's moray)
Gymnothorax hubbsi
J. E. Böhlke &
E. B. Böhlke , 1977 (Lichen moray)
Gymnothorax indicus
Mohapatra ,
D. Ray ,
D. G. Smith &
Mishra , 2016 (Indian unpatterened moray)
[9]
[a]
Gymnothorax intesi (
Fourmanoir &
Rivaton , 1979) (White-tip moray)
Gymnothorax isingteena (
J. Richardson , 1845) (Indo-Pacific spotted moray)
Gymnothorax javanicus (
Bleeker , 1859) (Giant moray)
Gymnothorax johnsoni (
J. L. B. Smith , 1962) (White-spotted moray)
Gymnothorax kidako (
Temminck &
Schlegel , 1846) (Kidako moray)
Gymnothorax kolpos
J. E. Böhlke &
E. B. Böhlke , 1980 (Black-tail moray)
Gymnothorax kontodontos
E. B. Böhlke , 2000 (Short-tooth moray)
Gymnothorax longinquus (
Whitley , 1948)
Gymnothorax maderensis (
J. Y. Johnson , 1862) (Shark-tooth moray)
Gymnothorax mareei
Poll , 1953 (Spot-jaw moray)
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
Bleeker , 1864 (Blotch-necked moray)
Gymnothorax marshallensis (
L. P. Schultz , 1953) (Marshall Islands moray)
Gymnothorax mccoskeri
D. G. Smith &
E. B. Böhlke , 1997
Gymnothorax megaspilus
E. B. Böhlke &
J. E. Randall , 1995 (Oman moray)
Gymnothorax melanosomatus
K. H. Loh ,
K. T. Shao &
H. M. Chen , 2011 (Black-body moray)
[10]
Gymnothorax melatremus
L. P. Schultz , 1953 (Dwarf moray)
Gymnothorax meleagris (
G. Shaw , 1795) (Turkey moray)
Gymnothorax microspila (
Günther , 1870)
[b]
Gymnothorax microstictus
E. B. Böhlke , 2000 (Small-spot moray)
Gymnothorax miliaris (
Kaup , 1856) (Golden-tail moray)
Gymnothorax minor (
Temminck &
Schlegel , 1846)
Gymnothorax mishrai
D. Ray ,
Mohapatra &
D. G. Smith , 2015 (Bengal moray)
[11]
[a]
Gymnothorax moluccensis (
Bleeker , 1864) (Moluccan moray)
Gymnothorax monochrous (
Bleeker , 1856) (Drab moray)
Gymnothorax monostigma (
Regan , 1909) (One-spot moray)
Gymnothorax mordax (
Ayres , 1859) (California moray)
Gymnothorax moringa (
G. Cuvier , 1829) (Spotted moray)
Gymnothorax nasuta
F. de Buen , 1961 (Easter Island moray)
Gymnothorax neglectus
S. Tanaka (I) , 1911
Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (
Girard , 1858) (Black-edge moray)
Gymnothorax niphostigmus
H. M. Chen ,
K. T. Shao &
C. T. Chen , 1996 (Snowflake-patched moray)
Gymnothorax nubilus (
J. Richardson , 1848) (Grey moray)
Gymnothorax nudivomer (
Günther , 1867) (Yellow-mouth moray)
Gymnothorax nuttingi
Snyder , 1904 (Nutting's moray)
Gymnothorax obesus (
Whitley , 1932) (Griffin's moray)
Gymnothorax ocellatus
Agassiz , 1831 (Caribbean ocellated moray)
Gymnothorax odishi Mohapatra, Mohanty, Smith, Mishra, and Roy, 2018
[12]
[a]
Gymnothorax panamensis (
Steindachner , 1876) (Masked moray)
Gymnothorax parini
Collette ,
D. G. Smith &
E. B. Böhlke , 1991
Gymnothorax phalarus
W. A. Bussing , 1998
Gymnothorax phasmatodes (
J. L. B. Smith , 1962) (Ghost moray)
Gymnothorax philippinus
D. S. Jordan &
Seale , 1907 (Philippines moray)
Gymnothorax pictus (
J. N. Ahl , 1789) (Paint-spotted moray)
Gymnothorax pikei
Bliss , 1883 (Pike's moray)
Gymnothorax pindae
J. L. B. Smith , 1962 (Pinda moray)
Gymnothorax polygonius
Poey , 1875 (Polygon moray)
Gymnothorax polyspondylus
E. B. Böhlke &
J. E. Randall , 2000
Gymnothorax polyuranodon (
Bleeker , 1854) (Freshwater moray)
Gymnothorax porphyreus (
Guichenot , 1848) (Low-fin moray)
Gymnothorax prasinus (
J. Richardson , 1848) (Yellow moray)
Gymnothorax prionodon
J. D. Ogilby , 1895 (Australian mottled moray)
Gymnothorax prismodon
E. B. Böhlke &
J. E. Randall , 2000
Gymnothorax prolatus
K. Sasaki &
Amaoka , 1991
Gymnothorax pseudoherrei
E. B. Böhlke , 2000 (False brown moray)
Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus
K. H. Loh ,
K. T. Shao &
H. M. Chen , 2015 (False black-body moray)
[13]
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (
Bleeker , 1853) (High-fin moray)
Gymnothorax pseudotile Mohapatra, Smith, Ray, Mishra & Mohanty, 2017 (Bengal low-fin moray)
Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus
Bleeker , 1863 (Bars'n-spots moray)
Gymnothorax punctatus
Bloch &
J. G. Schneider , 1801 (Red Sea white-spotted moray)
Gymnothorax randalli
D. G. Smith &
E. B. Böhlke , 1997 (Randall's moray)
Gymnothorax reevesii (
J. Richardson , 1845) (Reeve's moray)
Gymnothorax reticularis
Bloch , 1795
Gymnothorax richardsonii (
Bleeker , 1852) (Richardson's moray)
Gymnothorax robinsi
E. B. Böhlke , 1997 (Robins' moray)
Gymnothorax rueppelliae (
McClelland , 1844) (Banded moray)
Gymnothorax ryukyuensis
Hatooka , 2003
Gymnothorax sagenodeta (Richardson, 1848)
[b]
Gymnothorax sagmacephalus
E. B. Böhlke , 1997
Gymnothorax saxicola
D. S. Jordan &
B. M. Davis , 1891 (Ocellated moray)
Gymnothorax serratidens (
Hildebrand &
F. O. Barton , 1949)
Gymnothorax shaoi
H. M. Chen &
K. H. Loh , 2007
Gymnothorax sokotrensis
Kotthaus , 1968
Gymnothorax steindachneri
D. S. Jordan &
Evermann , 1903 (Steindachner's moray)
Gymnothorax taiwanensis
H. M. Chen ,
K. H. Loh &
K. T. Shao , 2008 (Taiwanese moray)
Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis Kodeeswaran, Kantharajan, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar 2023
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (
J. Richardson , 1845) (Grey-face moray)
Gymnothorax tile (
F. Hamilton , 1822) (Indian mud moray)
Gymnothorax undulatus (
Lacépède , 1803) (Undulated moray)
Gymnothorax unicolor (
Delaroche , 1809) (Brown moray)
Gymnothorax vagrans (
Seale , 1917)
Gymnothorax verrilli (
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert , 1883) (White-edged moray)
Gymnothorax vicinus (
Castelnau , 1855) (Purple-mouth moray)
Gymnothorax visakhaensis Mohapatra, Smith, Mohanty, Mishra & Tudu, 2017
[b]
Gymnothorax walvisensis
Prokofiev , 2009
Gymnothorax woodwardi
McCulloch , 1912
Gymnothorax ypsilon
Hatooka &
J. E. Randall , 1992 (Y-bar moray)
Gymnothorax zonipectis
Seale , 1906 (Barred-fin moray)
Notes
^
a
b
c G. indicus , G. mishrai , and G. odishi are listed in FishBase, but not in WoRMS.
^
a
b
c G. microspila , G. sagenodeta , and G. visakhaensis are listed in WoRMS, but not in FishBase.
References
^ Jordan, David Starr (1926).
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^ Smith, D. G., 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa No. 3474: 1-64.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016).
Species of Gymnothorax in
FishBase . June 2016 version.
^
"Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795" . WoRMS .
World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
^ Mohapatra, Anil; Kiruba-Sankar, R.; Praveenraj, J.; Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan (2019-08-27).
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