Species Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883

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• Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, R. 1883. Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius 13: 45-63 [not seen] [60].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 5954, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

East of Myrmidon Reef (18°16'S, 147°24'E) to Lady Elliot Island (24°07'S, 152°53'E), QLD; tropical, Indo-central Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, deep water.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 100-150 m

 

General References

Castle, P. H. J. & McCosker, J. E. 1986. Family No. 41: Muraenidae. pp. 165-176 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [169]

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [46]

Randall, J.E. 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i 546 pp. [86]

 

Common Name References

Castle, P. H. J. & McCosker, J. E. 1986. Family No. 41: Muraenidae. pp. 165-176 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [169] (Elegant Moray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	ELOPOMORPHA	23-Aug-2018	ADDED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)