Species Gymnothorax robinsi Böhlke, 1997

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• Gymnothorax robinsi Böhlke, E.B. 1997. Gymnothorax robinsi (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae), a new dwarf moray with sexually dimorphic dentition from the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3): 648-655 [648, figs 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANSP 144431, Kai Island, off north-west corner of Tajandoe Island, Indonesia, 3-6 m. [5°31'24"S, 132°17'48"E].
  Paratype(s) ANSP 138726-29; ANSP 144432-33; ANSP 164936; ANSP 173507; BPBM 32868 3 specimens; CAS 82351 2 specimens; ROM 42849-53; USNM 337541 2 specimens.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Scott Reef, WA (14°03'S, 121°47'E), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°17'S, 123°08'E), and Portlock Reef (9°43'S, 144°48'E) to east of Bowl Reef, off Townsville (18°29'S, 147°45'E), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 1-35 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. [256]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [93]

Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 152: 89-172 [145]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pygmy 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 [19] (Pygmy Moray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	02-Oct-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
23-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	23-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED