Gymnomuraena zebra

Gymnomuraena zebra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnomuraena
Species: Gymnomuraena zebra

Name

• Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)

Holotype (unique): BMNH 1977.4.22.4.

Type locality: Indonesia, Sumatra, [erroneously given originally as American seas].[1]

Synonyms

• Gymnothorax zebra Shaw in Shaw & Nodder, 1797
• Gymnomuraena doliata Lacepède, 1803
• Muraena molendinaris Bennett, 1833
• Gymnomuraena fasciata Kaup, 1856

Vernacular names

English: Zebra moray

References

• Bennett, E. T.; 1833: Characters of new species from the Mauritius. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833 (1): 32.
• Kaup, J. J.; 1856: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77.BHL
• Lacepède, B. G. E.; 1803: Histoire naturelle des poissons. 5: 1–803 + index, Pls. 1-21.
• Shaw, G. & Nodder, F. P.; 1789-1813: The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. London. unnumbered pages.
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Gymnomuraena zebra in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.