Species that contain: Echidna and catenata [ 8 ] records

alusis, Muraena Bleeker [P.] 1856:67 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] No types known. Based on Muraena catenata of Richardson. •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

catenatus, Gymnothorax Bloch [M. E.] 1795:84, Pl. 415 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 9; ref. 464] Suriname. Holotype (unique): ZMB 4012. Non-types?: ZMB 4013-14 (1, 2). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:103 [ref. 24282] with ZMB 4012 as holotype. On p. 69 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 12 [ref. 21381]. •Synonym of Echidna polyzona (Richardson 1845) -- (Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:37 [ref. 28867]). •Valid as Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:54 [ref. 23100], Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Cervigón 1991:46 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:366 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:231 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:132 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1643 [ref. 25634], Böhlke & Smith 2003:706 [ref. 26990], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:8 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:60 [ref. 27807], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:60 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:23 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33516], Pinheiro et al. 2015:5 [ref. 34324], Smith & Brito 2016:1638 [ref. 34557], Robertson et al. 2020:159 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:73 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:74 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:49 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:115 [ref. 40726], Page et al. 2023:51 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island; ?eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

catenula, Muraenophis Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:628, 641 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Suriname. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:126 [ref. 20810]. Unneeded new name for Gymnothorax catenatus Bloch 1795, Pl. 415 (fig. 1). •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

flavofasciata, Echidna Poey [F.] 1867:264 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14079] Cuba. Holotype: not found. •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

fuscomaculata, Echidna Poey [F.] 1867:263 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14079] Cuba. No types known. Echidna flavoscripta Jordan & Davis 1891 is a lapsus. •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

sordida, Muraena Cuvier [G.] 1816:233 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:126 [ref. 20810]. Based on Muraena seu conger brasiliensis of Seba 1738, Pl. 69 (fig. 4). •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

undulata, Muraenophis Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:629, 642, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] No locality stated. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:127 [ref. 20810], Böhlke & Smith 2002:152 [ref. 26380] Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:55 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Based on a drawing in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and natguralist). •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379]). •Valid as Lycodontis undulatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Dor 1984:29 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:24 [ref. 6441], Castle & McCosker 1986:173 [ref. 5645], Allen & Swainston 1988:32 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:131 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:9 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:40 [ref. 15987], Allen & Robertson 1994:47 [ref. 22193], Chen et al. 1994:53 [ref. 22258], Goren & Dor 1994:7 [ref. 25356], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1311 [ref. 22830], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:67 [ref. 22017], Randall & Golani 1995:868 [ref. 21744], Randall 1995:57 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:52 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:107 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:28 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:40 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:50 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:54 [ref. 24106], Böhlke et al. 1999:1657 [ref. 24692], Johnson 1999:721 [ref. 25471], Böhlke & Randall 2000:258 [ref. 24493], Nakabo 2000:209 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:585 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:34 [ref. 25480], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:73 [ref. 25226], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:209 [ref. 26001], Böhlke & Smith 2002:152 [ref. 26380], Allen & Adrim 2003:23 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:611 [ref. 27495], Hatooka 2003:7 [ref. 27558], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3316 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:48 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:124 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:257 [ref. 29005], Randall 2007:93 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:17 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:73 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:272 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:351 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:95 [ref. 31980], Smith 2012:28 [ref. 32155], Allen & Erdmann 2012:95 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], Larson et al. 2013:26 [ref. 32988], Ho et al. 2015:161 [ref. 34130], Fourriére et al. 2016:441 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Koeda et al. 2016:8 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:39 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:23 [ref. 36273], Huang et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 35898], Arndt & Fricke 2019:24 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:112 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:18 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:52 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:62 [ref. 36871], Smith et al. 2019:58 [ref. 37159], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Ramos-Castro et al. 2020:83 [ref. 37651], Sithole et al. 2020:175 [ref. 37459], Dale et al. 2021:315 [ref. 38298], Wada et al. 2021:36 [ref. 38521], Eudeline 2022:144 [ref. 39191], Smith & Böhlke 2022:65 [ref. 39681], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Allen & Erdmann 2024:105 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède 1803). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte (France), Madagascar, Seychelles, Maldives and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Gambier Islands, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan) and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia at 28°54'S, New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia; eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Colombia, including Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

zebra, Muraenophis Lesueur [C. A.] 1825:107, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 17523] Barbados, West Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.