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Species in the genus Cirrhimuraena: [ 14 ] records

arenicola, Ophichthys Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:609 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: MCZ 3767 (3); NMW 65136 (2), 65138 (1); SMF 835 (1); SMNS 1781 (2); ZIN 2578 or 2570 (1), 8066 (1); ZMB 8066 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:14 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:51 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Jenkinsiella playfairii (Günther 1870) -- (Dor 1984:35 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870) -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

calamus, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:74 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Fremantle, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1861.5.18.8. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther 1870) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:116 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], McCosker et al. 2006:268 [ref. 29006], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther 1870). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

cheilopogon, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1860:59 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 7); ref. 379] Badjoa, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.317 (1) Badjoa. The spelling chilopogon in Bleeker 1864:42 [ref. 4860] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker 1860) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker 1860). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

chinensis, Cirrhimuraena Kaup [J. J.] 1856:51 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Not stated [China, Indonesia on Kaup 1856]. Syntypes: BMNH 1851.12.27.228 (1), RMNH. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup 1856 -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], Kuang & Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:33 [ref. 26639], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:57 [ref. 23876], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Tang & Zhang 2003:553 [ref. 27147], Tang & Zhang 2004:21 [ref. 27889], Zhang et al. 2010:358 [ref. 31511], Kottelat 2013:44 [ref. 32989], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Ho et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34130], Miesen et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34492], Mohapatra et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38101]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup 1856. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

indica, Cirrhimuraena Mohapatra [A.], Mohanty [S. R.], Ray [D.], Mishra [S. S.] & Seth [J. K.] 2021:1365, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 98 (no. 5); ref. 38101] Paradip fishing harbour, Odisha, India. Holotype: EBRC/ZSI F11811. Paratypes: EBRC/ZSI, MARC/ZSI. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena indica Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Seth 2021 -- (Sen et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38520], Mohanty et al. 2023:582 [ref. 40294]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena indica Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Seth 2021. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: northern Bay of Bengal (Odisha and West Bengal, India). Habitat: marine.

inhacae, Jenkinsiella Smith [J. L. B.] 1962:449, Fig. 1; Pl. 66 (figs. D-E) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 24; ref. 6436] Inhaca, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 118. Paratypes: MNHN 1907-0011 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:107 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena inhacae (Smith 1962) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:178 [ref. 5690], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], McCosker 2022:110 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena inhacae (Smith 1962). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Conmoros and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

macgregori, Microdonophis Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:422, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50721. Type catalog: Smith 1994:31 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena macgregori (Jenkins 1903) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836]). •Synonym of Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870) -- (Mundy 2005:132 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:65 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

odishaensis, Cirrhimuraena Mohanty [S. R.], Behera [R. K.], Patro [S.] & Mohapatra [A.] 2023:576, Figs. 2-4 [Zootaxa 5315 (no. 6); ref. 40294] Palur canal, Odisha, India, 19.47068889°, 85.14005833°. Holotype: EBRC/ZSI F11811. Paratype: EBRC/ZSI F14713 (1). •Valid as Cirrhimuraena odishaensis Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra 2023. Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena odishaensis Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra 2023. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Palur canal and Subarnarekha Estuary, Odisha, India. Habitat: brackish, marine.

oliveri, Jenkinsella Seale [A.] 1910:493 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 4299 (apparently destroyed). Original genus should have been Jenkinsiella. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale 1910) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale 1910). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Cirrhimuraena Nguyen [K. H.] 1993:44, Fig. [Marine fishes of Vietnam (Anguillomorpha, Cyprinomorpha, Atherinomorpha) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 24102] Vietnam. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena orientalis Nguyen 1993. Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena orientalis Nguyen 1993. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

paucidens, Cirrhimuraena Herre [A. W. C. T.] & Myers [G. S.] 1931:249 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 10 (nos 2-3); ref. 2115] Purchased in Hoihow, Hainan, China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 24326. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Possibly a synonym of Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup 1856 -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & Myers 1931 -- (Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & Myers 1931. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: marine.

playfairii, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:76 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.11.15.44. •Valid as Jenkinsiella playfairii (Günther 1870) -- (Dor 1984:35 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356] as playfairi). •Valid as Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870) -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:179 [ref. 5690], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], McCosker 2002:25 [ref. 25848], Mundy 2005:132 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:65 [ref. 30952], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Fricke et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33895], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273], Mohapatra et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38101], McCosker 2022:110 [ref. 39686], Mohanty et al. 2023:582 [ref. 40294]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther 1870). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Aldabra (Seychelles), Seychelles and Comoros east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

tapeinopterus, Cirrhimuraena Bleeker [P.] 1863:183 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 17005] Java; Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1867.11.28.321 (1) Java. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker 1863 -- (McCosker 1977:75 [ref. 6836] as taeniopterus, Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker 1863. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

yuanding, Cirrhimuraena Tang [W.-Q.] & Zhang [C.-G.] 2003:551, Figs. 1-3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 27147] Coastal areas of Pingtan County, Taiwan Strait, Fujian Province, China. Holotype (unique): SFU A01483. The use of yuanchu by Tang & Zhang 2004:14 [ref. 27889] is a misspelling, the spelling yuanding was used several times in ref. 27147. •Valid as Cirrhimuraena yuanding Tang & Zhang 2003 -- (Tang & Zhang 2004:21 [ref. 27889] as yuanchu, Zhang et al. 2010:360 [ref. 31511] as yuandingi). Current status: Valid as Cirrhimuraena yuanding Tang & Zhang 2003. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan Strait, China and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.