Gymnothorax

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Gymnothorax

Green moray, Gymnothorax funebris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
Species
See text.

Gymnothorax is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.

Species

There are currently 123 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 (Dark moray)
Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Whitemargin moray)
Gymnothorax angusticauda (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
Gymnothorax angusticeps (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
Gymnothorax annasona (Whitley, 1937)
Gymnothorax annulatus D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann, 1935) (Atoll moray)
Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg, 1992 (South Pacific moray)
Gymnothorax austrinus E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 (Southern moray)
Gymnothorax bacalladoi E. B. Böhlke & Brito, 1987
Gymnothorax baranesi D. G. Smith, Brokovich & Einbinder, 2008
Gymnothorax bathyphilus J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1975
Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, 1904 (Y-patterned moray)
Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Blackcheek moray)
Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857) (Vagrant moray)
Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Panamic Green Moray Eel)
Gymnothorax castlei E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1999 (Castle's moray)
Gymnothorax cephalospilus E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 (Head-spot moray)
Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864 (Lipspot moray)
Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908
Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 (Saddled moray)
Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 (Sieve-patterned moray)
Gymnothorax davidsmithi McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2008
Gymnothorax dorsalis Seale, 1917
Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870) (Speckled moray)
Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 (Elegant moray)
Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev, 2010^[2]
Gymnothorax enigmaticus McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Enigmatic moray)
Gymnothorax equatorialis (Hildebrand, 1946) (Spotted-tail moray)
Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel)
Gymnothorax eurygnathos E. B. Böhlke, 2001
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray)
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Fimbriated moray)
Fimbriated moray,
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Yellow-edged moray,
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Gymnothorax flavoculus (E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1996) (Palenose moray)
Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker, 1864
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1840 (Green moray)
Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Brown spotted moray)
Gymnothorax gracilicauda O. P. Jenkins, 1903 (Slendertail moray)
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) (Geometric moray)
Geometric moray,
Gymnothorax griseus
Gymnothorax hansi Heemstra, 2004
Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray eel)
Gymnothorax herrei Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933
Gymnothorax hubbsi J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1977 (Lichen moray)
Gymnothorax intesi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (Whitetip moray)
Gymnothorax isingteena (J. Richardson, 1845)
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
Giant moray,
Gymnothorax javanicus
Gymnothorax johnsoni (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Whitespotted moray)
Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Kidako moray)
Gymnothorax kolpos J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Blacktail moray)
Gymnothorax kontodontos E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Short-tooth moray)
Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948)
Gymnothorax maderensis (J. Y. Johnson, 1862) (Sharktooth moray)
Gymnothorax mareei Poll, 1953 (Spotjaw moray)
Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 (Blotch-necked moray)
Gymnothorax marshallensis (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Marshall Islands moray)
Gymnothorax mccoskeri D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
Gymnothorax megaspilus E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Oman moray)
Gymnothorax melanosomatus K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & Hong Ming Chen, 2011 (Black body moray)^[3]
Gymnothorax melatremus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Dwarf moray)
Gymnothorax meleagris (G. Shaw, 1795) (Turkey moray)
Gymnothorax microspila (Günther, 1870)
Gymnothorax microstictus E. B. Böhlke, 2000
Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Goldentail moray)
Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Gymnothorax moluccensis Bleeker, 1864 (Moluccan moray)
Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856) (Drab moray)
Gymnothorax monostigma (Regan, 1909) (One-spot moray)
Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859) (California moray)
California moray,
Gymnothorax mordax
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted moray)
Gymnothorax nasuta F. de Buen, 1961 (Easter Island moray)
Gymnothorax neglectus S. Tanaka (I), 1911
Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (Girard, 1858) (Blackedge moray)
Gymnothorax niphostigmus Hong Ming Chen, K. T. Shao & C. T. Chen, 1996 (Snowflake-patched moray)
Gymnothorax nubilus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Grey moray)
Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867) (Starry moray)
Gymnothorax nuttingi Snyder, 1904
Gymnothorax obesus (Whitley, 1932) (Griffin's moray)
Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 (Caribbean ocellated moray)
Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panamic moray)
Gymnothorax parini Collette, D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1991
Gymnothorax phalarus W. A. Bussing, 1998
Gymnothorax phasmatodes (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Ghost moray)
Gymnothorax philippinus D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907
Gymnothorax pictus (J. N. Ahl, 1789) (Peppered moray)
Gymnothorax pikei Bliss, 1883 (Pike's moray)
Gymnothorax pindae J. L. B. Smith, 1962 (Pinda moray)
Gymnothorax polygonius Poey, 1875 (Polygon moray)
Gymnothorax polyspondylus E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 2000
Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1853) (Freshwater moray)
Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848) (Lowfin moray)
Gymnothorax prasinus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Yellow moray)
Gymnothorax prionodon J. D. Ogilby, 1895 (Australian mottled moray)
Gymnothorax prismodon E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 2000
Gymnothorax prolatus K. Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991
Gymnothorax pseudoherrei E. B. Böhlke, 2000
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852) (Highfin moray)
Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus Bleeker, 1863 (Bars'n spots moray)
Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Red Sea whitespotted moray)
Gymnothorax randalli D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997
Gymnothorax reevesii (J. Richardson, 1845) (Reeve's moray)
Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch, 1795
Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852) (Richardson's moray)
Gymnothorax robinsi E. B. Böhlke, 1997
Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844) (Banded moray)
Gymnothorax sagenodeta (J. Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax sagmacephalus E. B. Böhlke, 1997
Gymnothorax saxicola D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891 (Ocellated moray)
Gymnothorax serratidens (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
Gymnothorax shaoi Hong Ming Chen & K. H. Loh, 2007
Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus, 1968
Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Steindachner's moray eel)
Gymnothorax taiwanensis Hong Ming Chen, K. H. Loh & K. T. Shao, 2008 (Taiwanese moray eel)
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Greyface moray)
Gymnothorax tile (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Undulated moray)
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) (Brown moray)
Gymnothorax vagrans (Seale, 1917)
Gymnothorax verrilli (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (White-edged moray)
Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) (Purplemouth moray)
Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009
Gymnothorax woodwardi McCulloch, 1912
Gymnothorax ypsilon Hatooka & J. E. Randall, 1992 (Y-bar moray)
Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906 (Barredfin moray)

References

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Gymnothorax in FishBase. December 2012 version.
↑ Prokofiev, A. M. (2010). "Two New Species of Fishes from Families Muraenidae (Anguilliformes) and Mugiloididae (Perciformes) from the Waters of Vietnam". Journal of Ichthyology 50 (8): 580–589. doi:10.1134/S0032945210080023.
↑ Loh, K.-H., Shao, K.-T. & Chen, H.-M. (2011): "Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan". Zootaxa, 3134: 43–52.

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