Muraenidae

Gymnothorax favagineus

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 (2): Muraeninae – Uropterygiinae

Name

Muraenidae Rafinesque, 1810

References

• Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Sanfilippo, Palermo. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1–20. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ramos-Castro, M., Chen, H-M. & Mao, B-S. 2020. Descriptions of neurocranium morphology in 34 species of moray eels (Muraenidae) found in Taiwan. Zootaxa 4810(1): 81–109. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.4 full article pdf Reference page. 
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

беларуская: Мурэнавыя
English: Moray Eels
español: Murénidos
日本語: ウツボ科
ไทย: ปลาไหลมอเรย์

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