Species Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, 1904
Berndt's Moray
- Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, J.O. 1904. A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer Albatross about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 22: 513-538 figs 1-13 [518, pl. 4 (fig. 8)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 50867, Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 12791, same locality as Holotype.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals, WA (17°35'S, 118°55'E), and south of Myrmidon Reef, Qld (18°17'S, 147°24'E), an infrequently collected deepwater species; tropical, Indo-central Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [16]
- Sih, T.L., Cappo, M. & Kingsford, M. 2017. Deep-reef fish assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef shelf-break (Australia). Scientific Reports 7(10886): 1-18 [Date published 7 September 2017] [5]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, deep water.
Extra Ecological Information
100-150 m
General References
Common Name References
Randall, J.E. 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i 546 pp. [84] (Berndt's Moray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELOPOMORPHA | 21-Aug-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |