Gymnothorax visakhaensis

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: Gymnothorax
Species: Gymnothorax visakhaensis

Name

• Gymnothorax visakhaensis Mohapatra, Smith, Mohanty, Mishra & Tudu, 2017: 280

Holotype: ZSI F12075/2 (308 mm).

Type locality: “Visakhapatnam fishing harbour (17° 42.452'N; 83° 18.823'E), Andhra Pradesh, along the south east coast of India.”

References

Primary references

• Mohapatra, A., Smith, D.G., Mohanty, S.R., Mishra, S.S. & Tudu, P. 2017. Gymnothorax visakhaensis sp. nov., a new species of elongate unpatterned moray eel (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from the Indian Coast. Zootaxa 4300(2): 279–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.9. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Visakha Moray