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Muraenidae Rafinesque, 1815

114865  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114865)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Anguilliformes (Order)
  7. Muraenidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Anarchias Jordan & Starks in Jordan & Seale, 1906
  2. Genus Channomuraena Richardson, 1848
  3. Genus Cirrimaxilla Chen & Shao, 1995
  4. Genus Diaphenchelys McCosker & Randall, 2007
  5. Genus Echidna Forster, 1788
  6. Genus Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  7. Genus Enchelynassa Kaup, 1855
  8. Genus Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
  9. Genus Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  10. Genus Lycodontis McClelland, 1844
  11. Genus Monopenchelys Böhlke & McCosker, 1982
  12. Genus Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Genus Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863
  14. Genus Rhinomuraena Garman, 1888
  15. Genus Scuticaria Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  16. Genus Strophidon McClelland, 1844
  17. Genus Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838
  18. Genus Gymnothorax Cuvier, 1800 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  19. Genus Megaderus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  20. Genus Aemasia Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  21. Genus Ahynnodontophis Fowler, 1912 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  22. Genus Arndha Deraniyagala, 1931 accepted as Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
  23. Genus Chamomuraena Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Channomuraena Richardson, 1848
  24. Genus Channo-muraena Richardson, 1844 accepted as Channomuraena Richardson, 1848
  25. Genus Chasmenchelys Fowler, 1944 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  26. Genus Echida accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788 (misspelling)
  27. Genus Enchelicore accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
  28. Genus Enchelycotte Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  29. Genus Eurymyctera Kaup, 1856 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  30. Genus Evenchelys Jordan & Evermann, 1902 accepted as Strophidon McClelland, 1844
  31. Genus Fimbrinares Whitley, 1948 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  32. Genus Gymnomurena Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
  33. Genus Gymnomyraena Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
  34. Genus Gymnopsis Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Gymnomuraena Lacepède, 1803
  35. Genus Gymnotorax accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
  36. Genus Heteromyrus Pietschmann, 1935 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  37. Genus Ichthyophis Lesson, 1828 accepted as Scuticaria Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  38. Genus Leihala Jordan, 1925 accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788
  39. Genus Limamuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Limomuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  40. Genus Limmamuraena Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  41. Genus Limomuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  42. Genus Lycodontis Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
  43. Genus Molarii Richardson, 1848 accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788
  44. Genus Molarius accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788
  45. Genus Muraenoblenna Kaup, 1856 accepted as Scuticaria Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  46. Genus Muraenophys accepted as Murenophis Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  47. Genus Murena Scopoli, 1786 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
  48. Genus Murenophis Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Genus Muroena Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
  50. Genus Myraenophis Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Muraena Linnaeus, 1758
  51. Genus Neomuraena Girard, 1858 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  52. Genus Nettastomops Steindachner, 1906 accepted as Rhinomuraena Garman, 1888
  53. Genus Notorabula Whitley, 1934 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  54. Genus Poecilophis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Echidna Forster, 1788
  55. Genus Polyuranodon Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  56. Genus Priodonophis Kaup, 1860 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  57. Genus Pseudechilna accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
  58. Genus Pseudechina accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
  59. Genus Pseudoechidna accepted as Pseudechidna Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
  60. Genus Pseudomuraena Johnson, 1862 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  61. Genus Rabula Jordan & Davis, 1891 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  62. Genus Rhabdura Ogilby, 1907 accepted as Strophidon McClelland, 1844
  63. Genus Rhinechidna Barbour, 1908 accepted as Enchelycore Kaup, 1856
  64. Genus Rhinomuraea accepted as Rhinomuraena Garman, 1888 (misspelling)
  65. Genus Scutica Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838
  66. Genus Serranguilla Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  67. Genus Sidera Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
  68. Genus Sidera Weber & Beaufort, 1911 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  69. Genus Siderea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
  70. Genus Sideria accepted as Sidera Kaup in Duméril, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
  71. Genus Taeniophis Kaup, 1859 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  72. Genus Thaerodontis McClelland, 1844 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  73. Genus Thryrsoidea accepted as Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
  74. Genus Thrysoidea accepted as Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
  75. Genus Thyrsoidea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  76. Genus Uropteryginus accepted as Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838 (misspelling)
  77. Genus Uropterygus accepted as Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838 (misspelling)
  78. Genus Verdithorax Whitley, 1931 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
  79. Genus Lycodontus (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Muraenidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114865 on 2024-11-18
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Marine. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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