Echidna

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 (11): E. amblyodon – E. catenata – E. delicatula – E. leucotaenia – E. nebulosa – E. nocturna – E. peli – E. polyzona – E. rhodochilus – E. unicolor – E. xanthospilos

Name

Echidna Forster, 1788

• Type species: Muraena echidna Gmelin, 1789
• No type species mentioned. The assumed type species Echidna variegata Forster is an unavailable name; type apparently Muraena echidna Gmelin (1789) = Muraena nebulosa Ahl (1789) by virtual tautonymy according to Böhlke & Randall (2000).

Synonyms

• Leihala Jordan, 1925
• Megaderus Rafinesque, 1815: 220
• Molarii Richardson, 1848
• Poecilophis Kaup, 1856

References

• Böhlke, E. B. & Randall, J. E.; 2000: A review of the moray eels (Angulliformes [sic]: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 150: 203–278, Pls. 1-9.
• Forster, J. R.; 1788: Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens, quo, termini et delineationes ad avium, piscium, insectorum et plantarum adumbrationes intelligendas et concinnandas, secundum methodum systematis Linnaeani continentur. Hemmerde & Schwetschke, Halae. 1-6 + 6 + 1-224 pp.
• Jordan, E. K.; 1925: Notes on the fishes of Hawaii, with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 66 (2570): 1–43, Pls. 1-2.pdf
• Kaup, J. J.; 1856: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77.pdf
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• 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: 75–139].
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Echidna and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

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