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Anchialine Muraenid Eel
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Anguilliformes »  family Muraenidae - morays »  genus Gymnothorax

Scientific synonyms

Muraena picta Ahl, 1789
Sideria picta (Ahl, 1789)
Gymnothorax picta (Ahl, 1789)
Siderea pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Siderea picta
Muraena elegantissima Kaup, 1856
Microndonophis polyophthalmus (non Ahl, 1789)
Muraena siderea Richardson, 1848
Muraena variegata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Other names

= Giant Moray
= Moray Eel
= Ocellate Moray
= Painted Moray
= Painted Reef Eel
= Paintspotted Moray
= Peppered Moray

Least Concern LC

Images

Gymnothorax pictus - Anchialine Muraenid Eel

Author: David Burdick

Gymnothorax pictus - Anchialine Muraenid Eel

Author: RNDr. Jan Ševčík

Gymnothorax pictus - Anchialine Muraenid Eel

Author: RNDr. Jan Ševčík

Gymnothorax pictus - Anchialine Muraenid Eel

Author: RNDr. Jan Ševčík

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [6395]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/10551]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
EN Australian Faunal Directory [195d7a13-5c7f-4c35-a406-dd8280c3b0bd]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)]
Data retrieved on: 19 January 2015
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013

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