Gymnothorax

Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax maderensis
Gymnothorax tile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

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

Species

Gymnothorax conspersus

Gymnothorax kolpos

Gymnothorax rueppelliae

Gymnothorax saxicola

Gymnothorax vicinus

There are currently 125 recognized species in this genus:

• Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 (Dark moray)
• Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (White-margin moray)
• Gymnothorax angusticauda (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Narrow-tail moray)
• Gymnothorax angusticeps (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
• Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937 (Lord Howe Island moray)
• Gymnothorax annulatus D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997 (Ringed moray)
• Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann, 1935) (Atoll moray)
• Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg, 1992 (South Pacific moray)
• Gymnothorax austrinus E. B. Böhlke & J. E. McCosker, 2001 (Southern moray)
• Gymnothorax bacalladoi E. B. Böhlke & Brito, 1987 (Canary moray)
• Gymnothorax baranesi D. G. Smith, Brokovich & Einbinder, 2008
• Gymnothorax bathyphilus J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 1975 (Deep-dwelling moray)
• Gymnothorax berndti Snyder, 1904 (Y-patterned moray)
• Gymnothorax breedeni J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Black-cheek moray)
• Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857) (Vagrant moray)
• Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Panamic green moray)
• Gymnothorax castlei E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1999 (Castle's moray)
• Gymnothorax cephalospilus E. B. Böhlke & J. E. McCosker, 2001 (Head-spot moray)
• Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864 (Lip-spot moray)
• Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908 (Banded mud moray)
• Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 (Saddled moray)
• Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 (Sieve-patterned moray)
• Gymnothorax davidsmithi J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Flores mud moray)
• Gymnothorax dorsalis Seale, 1917
• Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870) (Fine-spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 (Elegant moray)
• Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev, 2010 ^[1]
• Gymnothorax enigmaticus J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Enigmatic moray)
• Gymnothorax equatorialis (Hildebrand, 1946) (Spot-tail moray)
• Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray)
• Gymnothorax eurygnathos E. B. Böhlke, 2001
• Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray)
• Gymnothorax fimbriatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Fimbriated moray)
• Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
• Gymnothorax flavoculus (E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1996) (Pale-nose moray)
• Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker, 1864
• Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green moray)
• Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Brown-spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax gracilicauda O. P. Jenkins, 1903 (Slender-tail moray)
• Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) (Geometric moray)
• Gymnothorax hansi Heemstra, 2004
• Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray)
• Gymnothorax herrei Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933 (Herre's moray)
• Gymnothorax hubbsi J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1977 (Lichen moray)
• Gymnothorax intesi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (White-tip moray)
• Gymnothorax isingteena (J. Richardson, 1845) (Indo-Pacific spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
• Gymnothorax johnsoni (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (White-spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Kidako moray)
• Gymnothorax kolpos J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Black-tail moray)
• Gymnothorax kontodontos E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Short-tooth moray)
• Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948)
• Gymnothorax maderensis (J. Y. Johnson, 1862) (Shark-tooth moray)
• Gymnothorax mareei Poll, 1953 (Spot-jaw 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 & H. M. Chen, 2011 (Black-body moray) ^[2]
• Gymnothorax melatremus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Dwarf moray)
• Gymnothorax meleagris (G. Shaw, 1795) (Turkey moray)
• Gymnothorax microstictus E. B. Böhlke, 2000 (Small-spot moray)
• Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Golden-tail moray)
• Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
• Gymnothorax mishrai D. Ray, Mohapatra & D. G. Smith, 2015 (Bengal moray) ^[3]
• 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)
• Gymnothorax moringa (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Atlantic spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax nasuta F. de Buen, 1961 (Easter Island moray)
• Gymnothorax neglectus S. Tanaka (I), 1911
• Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (Girard, 1858) (Black-edge moray)
• Gymnothorax niphostigmus H. M. Chen, K. T. Shao & C. T. Chen, 1996 (Snowflake-patched moray)
• Gymnothorax nubilus (J. Richardson, 1848) (Grey moray)
• Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867) (Yellow-mouth moray)
• Gymnothorax nuttingi Snyder, 1904
• Gymnothorax obesus (Whitley, 1932) (Griffin's moray)
• Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 (Ocellated moray)
• Gymnothorax panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Masked 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 (Philippines moray)
• Gymnothorax pictus (J. N. Ahl, 1789) (Paint-spotted 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, 1854) (Freshwater moray)
• Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot, 1848) (Low-fin 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 (False brown moray)
• Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & H. M. Chen, 2015 (False black-body moray) ^[4]
• Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852) (High-fin moray)
• Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus Bleeker, 1863 (Bars'n spots moray)
• Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Red Sea white-spotted moray)
• Gymnothorax randalli D. G. Smith & E. B. Böhlke, 1997 (Randall's moray)
• 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 (Robins' moray)
• Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844) (Banded moray)
• Gymnothorax sagenodeta (J. Richardson, 1848)
• Gymnothorax sagmacephalus E. B. Böhlke, 1997
• Gymnothorax saxicola D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891 (Honey-comb moray)
• Gymnothorax serratidens (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)
• Gymnothorax shaoi H. M. Chen & K. H. Loh, 2007
• Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus, 1968
• Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Steindachner's moray)
• Gymnothorax taiwanensis H. M. Chen, K. H. Loh & K. T. Shao, 2008 (Taiwanese moray)
• Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Grey-face moray)
• Gymnothorax tile (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Indian mud moray)
• 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) (Purple-mouth moray)
• Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009
• Gymnothorax woodwardi McCulloch, 1912
• Gymnothorax ypsilon Hatooka & J. E. Randall, 1992 (Y-bar moray)
• Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906 (Barred-fin moray)

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Ray, D., Mohapatra, A. & Smith, D.G. (2015): A new species of Short Brown Unpatterned Moray Eel of the Genus Gymnothorax (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4027 (1): 140–144.
4. Loh, K.-H., Shao, K.-T., Ho, H.-C., Lim, P.-E. & Chen, H.-M. (2015). "A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with comments on related elongate unpatterned species" (PDF). Zootaxa, 4060 (1): 30–40.