Species Gymnothorax castlei Böhlke & Randall, 1999

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External Links

• Gymnothorax castlei Böhlke, E.B. & Randall, J.E. 1999. Gymnothorax castlei, a new species of Indo-Pacific moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 47(2): 549-554 [550, figs 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANSP 177738 (Depth 18 meters), north of Maumere, Wailiti Reef, Flores, Indonesia [8°34´40"S, 122°11´55"E].
  Paratype(s) ANSP 141410, 141416, 144443 (ANSP 141410 (2 specimens), 141416 (9 specimens), 144443 (1 specimen)); BPBM 26812, 28690, 28700, 32161, 37664 (BPBM 26812 (1 specimen), 28690 (1 specimen), 28700 (1 specimen), 32161 (6 specimens), 37664 (1 specimen)); USNM 263101-02, 312479 (USNM 263101, 6 specimens; USNM 263102, 4 specimens; USNM 312479, 2 specimens).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (14°15'S, 125°18'E) to Swain Reefs, QLD (21°29'S, 152°E), based on recently re-identified museum specimens; tropical, Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 1-21 m.

 

General References

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. [249]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [82]

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 [79]

Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 152: 89-172 [100]

 

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 [73] (Castle's Moray)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Castle's 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] (Castle's Moray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	21-Aug-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
23-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	23-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED