Species Gymnothorax moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Priodonophis moluccensis Bleeker, P. 1864. Poissons inédits indo-archipélagiques de l'ordre des murènes. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 2: 38-54 [date usually as 1865; publication date from Pieters, F.F.J.M. & Dickinson, E.C. 2005. The specified dates of publication of Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde volumes 1-5 (1863-1884). Archives of Natural History 32 (1): 107-109] [48].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1867.11.28.227, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Gymnothorax moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864). —
  Schultz, L.P. 1953. Family Muraenidae: moray eels. pp. 98-159, figs 21-33, pls 6, 11-16 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [113] (changed combination cited)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf of Western Australia (19°25'S to 20°37'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 2-25 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [54]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [88]

Böhlke, E.B., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. 1999. Family Muraenidae. pp. 1643-1657 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1656]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [54] (Moluccan Moray)

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [88] (Moluccan Moray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	ELOPOMORPHA	24-Aug-2018	ADDED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)