WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854)
271871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271871)
accepted
Species
Lycodontis polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted
Muraena blematigrina Roberts, 1993 · unaccepted
Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
Polyuranodon kuhli Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Polyuranodon kuhlii Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 233-248. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271871 on 2026-08-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1923). Descriptions of eighteen new species of fishes from the Wilkes Exploring Expedition, preserved in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 63 (no. 2488): 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.63-2488.1 [details] 
original description (of Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 233-248. [details]
original description (of Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 233-248. [details]
Ecology
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]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polyuranodon kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Muraena blematigrina Roberts, 1993)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax polyuranodon FIN031305 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax polyuranodon FIN031306 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polyuranodon kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Muraena blematigrina Roberts, 1993)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax polyuranodon FIN031305 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax polyuranodon FIN031306 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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