Species Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann, 1935)

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• Heteromyrus atolli Pietschmann, V. 1935. Eine neue Aalfamilie aus den hawaiischen Gewässern. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 72(11): 93-94 [93].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW 65106, Pearl and Hermes Reef, South East Island, Hawaii.

Generic Combinations

• Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann, 1935). —
  Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum 53: 71-102 figs 1-10 [84] (changed combination cited)

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Gymnothorax sp. B. —
  Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [377]
• Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1976) [misidentification]. —
  Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [376]
• Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg, 1992 [a misidentification, see introduction]. —
  Lavenberg, R.J. 1992. A new moray eel (Muraenidae: Gymnothorax) from oceanic islands of the South Pacific. Pacific Science 46(1): 58-67 [59] (BPBM paratype from Lord Howe Island only)

Introduction

The paratype of Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg 1992 from Lord Howe Island (BPBM 14945) was re-identified by Böhlke & McCosker (2001) as a specimen of G. atolli. G. australicola is currently not recorded from Australia.

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea (see Introduction); tropical, discontinuous (Hawaii, Red Sea).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

8-30 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [377] (as Gymnothorax sp. A)

Allen, G. R., McCosker, J. E., Cross, N. J., Bray, D. J. & Hoese, D. F. 2006. Muraenidae. pp. 243-259 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [248]

Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum 53: 71-102 figs 1-10 [84]

Lavenberg, R.J. 1992. A new moray eel (Muraenidae: Gymnothorax) from oceanic islands of the South Pacific. Pacific Science 46(1): 58-67 [59] (as Gymnothorax australicola Lord Howe Island paratype only)

Common Name References

Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum 53: 71-102 figs 1-10 [84] (Atoll Moray)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Atoll Moray)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Atoll Moray)

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