Species Gymnothorax microstictus Böhlke, 2000
Smallspot Moray
- Gymnothorax microstictus Böhlke, E.B. 2000. Notes on the identity of small, brown, unpatterned Indo-Pacific moray eels, with descriptions of three new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Pacific Science 54(4): 395-416 [413, figs 2h, 3f, 9].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 357424, Hermit Island, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) ANSP 141362 (2 specimens); ANSP 141368 (3 specimens); ANSP 141379; ANSP 141413 (2 specimens); ANSP 141420-21 (2 specimens); ANSP 144452; ANSP 144454-55 (144454, 1 specimen; 144455, 2 specimens); ANSP 144775 (2 specimens); ANSP 144776-78 (144776, 4 specimens; 144777, 2 specimens; 144778, 17 specimens); ANSP 164934-35 (164934, 1 specimen; 164935, 9 specimens); ANSP 177773; BPBM 34165; ROM 53466 (3 specimens); USNM 357425-29 (357425, 2 specimens; 357426, 5 specimens; 357427, 2 specimens; 357428, 2 specimens; 357429, 4 specimens).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tijou Reef, northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD (13°05'S, 143°57'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 8-36 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. [252]
Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 152: 89-172 [127]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallspot 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] (Smallspot Moray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 25-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |