Species Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1909)

Museums

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External Links

• Gymnomuraena polyspila 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] [derivation from Greek polys -= many + spilos = spot, generally treated as an adjective for this species].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1909.12.14.23, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

 

Generic Combinations

• Uropterygius polyspila (Regan, 1909). —
  Dor, M. 1984. CLOFRES, Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. Jerusalem : Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 437 pp. 2 figs. [30] (changed combination cited)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, based on a specimen in the Western Australian Museum; tropical, Indo-Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23)

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [100]

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. [54]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [53]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [100] (Large-Spotted Snakemoray)

Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [50] (Large-spotted Snake Moray) (Large-Spotted Snakemoray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	ELOPOMORPHA	10-Aug-2018	ADDED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)