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Muraena
Linnaeus, 1758
(fish)
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Entity:
Muraeninae (Subfamily) - morays
..Diaphenchelys (Genus)
..Echidna (Genus)
..Enchelycore (Genus)
..Enchelynassa (Genus)
..Gymnomuraena (Genus)
..Gymnothorax (Genus)
..Monopenchelys (Genus)
..Pseudechidna (Genus)
..Rhinomuraena (Genus)
..Strophidon (Genus)
..Muraena (Genus)
....Muraena appendiculata (Species)
....Muraena argus (Species) - white-spotted moray
....Muraena australiae (Species)
....Muraena clepsydra (Species) - hourglass moray
....Muraena helena (Species) - Mediterranean moray
....Muraena insularum (Species)
....Muraena lentiginosa (Species) - jewel moray
....Muraena melanotis (Species) - honeycomb moray
....Muraena pavonina (Species) - whitespot moray
....Muraena retifera (Species) - reticulate moray
....Muraena robusta (Species) - stout moray
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 244.
Types
Type of
:
Muraenidae
(Family)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 144; 14 Apr 2025.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Muraeninae
(Subfamily)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Apr 2025; [<14 May 2025].
[inferred]
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Muraena
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Unavailable name
:
Murena
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Subsequent spelling
:
Muroena
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1798
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
echte murenen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025