Gymnothorax monochrous
(Bleeker,
1856) (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: T. Suzuki
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
Image copyrights: T. Suzuki
Description
Max length: 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Color: Uniform light brown; margin of dorsal slightly lighter.
Head 7.9-8.1, depth of body 22.0-22.5, both in total length. Head and trunk 1.4-1.45 in tail. Head 2.0-2.2 in trunk. Eye diameter 11.5-12.0 in head and 2.5-2.7 in pointed snout. Tip of snout to rictus about 2.4 in head. A single series of conical teeth in upper jaw and 2-3 fangs on each side within and a row of 3 larger canines on intermaxillary. Mandibles with a single series of teeth. Vomerine teeth uniserial. Front nostril tubular on each side of tip of snout; hind nostril a plain slit just above front edge of eye. Dorsal fin origin before a level from the gill openings.
Remarks: Values in above description denote proportions.
Max length: 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Color: Uniform light brown; margin of dorsal slightly lighter.
Head 7.9-8.1, depth of body 22.0-22.5, both in total length. Head and trunk 1.4-1.45 in tail. Head 2.0-2.2 in trunk. Eye diameter 11.5-12.0 in head and 2.5-2.7 in pointed snout. Tip of snout to rictus about 2.4 in head. A single series of conical teeth in upper jaw and 2-3 fangs on each side within and a row of 3 larger canines on intermaxillary. Mandibles with a single series of teeth. Vomerine teeth uniserial. Front nostril tubular on each side of tip of snout; hind nostril a plain slit just above front edge of eye. Dorsal fin origin before a level from the gill openings.
Remarks: Values in above description denote proportions.
Synonym (s)
• Lycodontis monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)
(Senior synonym)
• Muraena monochrous Bleeker, 1856
(Senior synonym)
• Gymnothorax monochrous Bleeker, 1864
• Gymnothorax boschi Munro, 1955
• Lycodontis monochrous Smith, 1962
• Muraena (Gymnothorax) boschi Weber and de Beaufort, 1916
• Lycodontis monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)
(Senior synonym)
• Muraena monochrous Bleeker, 1856
(Senior synonym)
• Gymnothorax monochrous Bleeker, 1864
• Gymnothorax boschi Munro, 1955
• Lycodontis monochrous Smith, 1962
• Muraena (Gymnothorax) boschi Weber and de Beaufort, 1916
Common Name (s)
• Brown Moray (English)
• Drab Moray (English)
• Plain Moray Eel (English)
• Veng (Mahl)
• Brown Moray (English)
• Drab Moray (English)
• Plain Moray Eel (English)
• Veng (Mahl)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated
Habitat: Reef Associated
Biogeography
• Lakshadweep, Minicoy INDIA
• Lakshadweep INDIA
• SRI LANKA
• Lakshadweep, Minicoy INDIA
• Lakshadweep INDIA
• SRI LANKA
Literature Source(s)
- Wafar, MVM (2003) Checklists of reef fauna Available at - http://www.reefindia.org/
- Heemstra, E; Heemstra, P; Smale, M; Hoopers, T and Pelicier, D (2004) Preliminary checklist of coastal fishes from the Mauritian island of Rodrigues Journal of natural history Taylor and Francis 38(23-24) 3315 - 3350 Available at - taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/ index/
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
- Allen, GR and Mohammed, A (2003) Coral Reef Fishes of Indonesia Zoological Studies 42(1) 26299 Available at - Digital Information Resource Center, Pune.
- Jones, S and Kumaran, M (1980) Fishes of the Laccadive Archipelago The Nature Conservation and Aquatic Sciences Service, Trivandrum, Kerala 760 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- FishPix Available at - http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/fishimage-e/index.html
- Jones, S. (1969) Catalogue of fishes from the Laccadive Archipelago in the reference collections of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Bulletin of Central Marine Research Institute CMFRI, Cochin 8 1-35 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/569/1/Bulletin_8.pdf
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