Echidna nebulosa

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: Echidna
Species: Echidna nebulosa

Name

Echidna nebulosa Ahl, 1789

No types known to exist, although Fricke (1999: 42) designated the illustrated specimen as the lectotype.

Type locality: In Orientali India [Indonesia].[1]

Synonyms

Muraena nebulosa Ahl, 1789
Muraena echidna Gmelin, 1789
Echidna forsteri Walbaum, 1792
Gymnothorax echidna Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Muraena ophis Rüppell, 1830
Muraena variegata (ex Forster) Richardson, 1848
Muraena cerinonigra Richardson, 1846
Muraena auloptera De Filippi, 1853
Muraena boschii Bleeker, 1853
Echidna cocosa Garman, 1899

Vernacular names

English: Snowflake moray
français: Murène étoilée
ไทย: ปลาหลดหินลายเมฆ, ปลาไหลมอเรย์ลายเมฆ
中文: 雲紋蛇鰻

References

Ahl, J.N. 1789. Specimen ichthyologicum de muraena et ophichtho, quod venia exp. fac. Med. ups. Praeside Carol. Pet. Thunberg, Equite Aurat reg. ord. de Vasa, Medic. Doc. Profess. Med. et Botan. Reg. et Ord. Acad. Caesar. Nat. Curios. Reg. Scient. Londinens. Holmiens. Societ. Scient. Upsal. Patr. Holm. Berol. Nat. Scrut. Lundens. Harlem. Amsteld. Zeland. Nidrosiens. Halens. Nat. Scrut. Medic. Edimburg. et Nat Studios. Ibid. Membro; nec non Acad. Scient. Paris. Monspeliens. Agricult. Paris. Florentin. et Batavin. Ind. Or. Correspond. J. Edman, Uppsala.: 1–14, pls. 1-2.
Bleeker, P. 1853. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 25 (art. 5): 1–62+ 63-76.
Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
De Filippi, F. 1853. Nouvelles espèces de poissons. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, (Sér. 2) 5: 164–171.
Fricke, R. 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez). An annotated checklist with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books. 1-759.
Garman, S. 1899. The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 24: Text: 1–431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M.pdf
Gmelin, J. F. 1789. Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae, 1788–93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033–1516.
Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]: 187–320.
Richardson, J. 1844-48. Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror,... In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray. The zoology of the voyage of H. H. S. "Erebus & Terror," under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross ... during ... 1839-43. London. 2 (2): 1–139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1–16; 1845: 17–52; 1846: 53–74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139]
Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1828-30. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).. 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1–26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27–94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]
Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page.
Walbaum, J.J. 1792. Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald]. Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
Echidna nebulosa in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

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