WoRMS taxon details

Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)

217477  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217477)

accepted
Species
Dalophis rueppelliae McClelland, 1844 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gymnothorax leucacme Jenkins, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gymnothorax ruepelliae (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax rüeppelliae (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax ruppeli (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax ruppelii (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Gymnothorax ruppelli (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax ruppelliae (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax ruppellii (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Gymnothorax signifer Bliss, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gymnothorax waialuae Snyder, 1904 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lycodontis rueppelli (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lycodontis rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Muraena interrupta Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena nigrolineata Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena petelli Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena ruppelli (McClelland, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dalophis rueppelliae McClelland, 1844) McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40416874
page(s): 213 [details]   
Description Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 30 m. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at...  
Description Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 30 m. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217477 on 2024-04-23
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed
2013-01-08 11:20:45Z
changed
2020-09-24 14:08:35Z
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original description  (of Gymnothorax signifer Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 58 [details]   

original description  (of Muraena petelli Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Verslag omtrent eenige vischsoorten gevangen aan de Zuidkust van Malang in Oost-Java. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 11 (1): 81-92. [details]   

original description  (of Dalophis rueppelliae McClelland, 1844) McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40416874
page(s): 213 [details]   

basis of record Smith, J.L.B. & Smith, M.M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source McCosker, J. E.; Randall, J. E. (1982). Synonymies of Indian Ocean eels, with the description of Gymnothorax enigmaticus, a moray previously known as G. ruppeli. <em>Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci.</em> 43(2):17-24. [details]   

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 30 m. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710). [details]

Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
LanguageName 
English banded moray  [details]
Hawaiian puhi  [details]
Japanese クラカケウツボ  [details]