CAAB: 37060084
Species Gymnothorax monostigma (Regan, 1909)
One-spot Moray, Onespot Moray
- Muraena monostigma Regan, C.T. 1909. Descriptions of new marine fishes from Australia and the Pacific. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 4(51): 438-440 [438].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1874.11.19.19, Raiatea, Society Islands.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1877.12.10.10, Tahiti; BMNH 1873.4.3.9, Tahiti.Subsequent designation references:
Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 152: 89-172 [129].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean; tropical, Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [6]
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [192]
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [208]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, exposed coast.
General References
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [89] (Onespot Moray)
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. (One-spot Moray)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 07-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray |