WoRMS name details
Siderea grisea (Lacepède, 1803)
217532 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217532)
unaccepted
Species
Siderea Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraenophis grisea Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930
page(s): 629, 642, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
page(s): 629, 642, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
Description The most common moray in the Red Sea where it occurs on seaward reef slopes (Ref. 9710).
Description The most common moray in the Red Sea where it occurs on seaward reef slopes (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Siderea grisea (Lacepède, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217532 on 2026-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraenophis grisea Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930
page(s): 629, 642, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 629, 642, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description The most common moray in the Red Sea where it occurs on seaward reef slopes (Ref. 9710). [details]Remark Sometimes classified in the genus Gymnothorax; Muraena geometricus Ruppell is a synonym. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | grey moraygeometric moray | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Eel)
To FishBase
To ITIS
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Eel)
To FishBase
To ITIS
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