Genera that contain: Gymnothorax [ 19 ] records

Ahynnodontophis (subgenus of Gymnothorax) Fowler [H. W.] 1912:25 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 1385] Masc. Gymnothorax (Ahynnodontophis) stigmanotus Fowler 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Arndha Deraniyagala [P. E. P.] 1931:132 [Spolia Zeylanica (The Ceylon Journal of Science, Section B.--Zoology & Geology) v. 16 (pt 2); ref. 1116] Fem. Gymnothorax zebra Shaw 1797. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gymnomuraena Lacepède 1803 -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:224 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnomuraena Lacepède 1803. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Chasmenchelys Fowler [H. W.] 1944:270 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Fem. Muraena panamensis Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Gymnothorax Bloch [M. E.] 1795:83 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 9; ref. 464] Masc. Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch 1795. Type designated by ICZN by use of plenary powers; on Official List (Opinion 93); Gymnothorax Cuvier 1800 (nomen nudum) placed on Official Index (Direction 56). •Valid as Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Blache et al. 1973:226 [ref. 7185], Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:23 [ref. 6441], Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:540 [ref. 13676], Castle & McCosker 1986:167 [ref. 5645], Paxton et al. 1989:128 [ref. 12442], Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Allen 1991:41 [ref. 21090], Chen et al. 1994:48 [ref. 22258], Gomon et al. 1994:206 [ref. 22532], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:103 [ref. 24550], Böhlke et al. 1999:1645 [ref. 24692], Böhlke 2000:396 [ref. 24954], Böhlke & Smith 2003:704 [ref. 26990], Ataur Rahman 2003:57 [ref. 31338], Allen et al. 2006:248 [ref. 29005], Chen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29929], McCosker & Randall 2008:712 [ref. 29941], Smith 2008:158 [ref. 30621], Imamura 2009:18 [ref. 30434], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:17 [ref. 36649], Prokofiev 2010:583 [ref. 31007], Zhang et al. 2010:255 [ref. 31511], Loh et al. 2011:43 [ref. 31690], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Stern & Goren 2013:197 [ref. 32673], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33981], Ray et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33981], Loh et al. 2015:30 [ref. 34118], Stewart & McCosker 2015:229 [ref. 34233], Mohapatra et al. 2016:591 [ref. 34667], Mohapatra et al. 2017:586 [ref. 35418], Motomura et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35490], Mohapatra et al. 2017:279 [ref. 35504], Robertson et al. 2017:31 [ref. 35676], Allen et al. 2018:37 [ref. 36275], Fricke et al. 2018:34 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:20 [ref. 36273], Li et al. 2018:149 [ref. 35913], Mohapatra et al. 2018:123 [ref. 35948], Smith et al. 2018:33 [ref. 36035], Brown et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:51 [ref. 36673], Huang et al. 2019:151 [ref. 36534], Sumod et al. 2019:359 [ref. 36895], Mohapatra et al. 2019:189 [ref. 36929], Ramos-Castro et al. 2020:83 [ref. 37651], Sithole et al. 2020:161 [ref. 37459], Nashad et al. 2020:361 [ref. 37900], Huang et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38612], Huang et al. 2022:87 [ref. 39626], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:253 [ref. 40064]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Heteromyrus Pietschmann [V.] 1935:93 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 72 (no. 11); ref. 3477] Masc. Heteromyrus atolli Pietschmann 1935. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Lycodontis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:392 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2443] Fem. Lycodontis literata McClelland 1844. Type by original designation. Appeared first in McClelland 1844:154, 173, 202 [ref. 2928], but not available -- an incorrect original spelling (see Strophidon McClelland). Name dates to Jordan & Evermann 1896 as above (see Böhlke 1995:461 [ref. 21738]). •Valid as Lycodontis Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185], Ajiad & El-Absy 1986 [ref. 6758], Ataur Rahman 1989:42 [ref. 24860]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286] but as a valid subgenus on p. 155, Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493]). •Valid with authorship as above (Böhlke 1995:461 [ref. 21738]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795, with authorship as McClelland -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:103 [ref. 24550], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Neomuraena Girard [C. F.] 1858:171 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Fem. Neomuraena nigromarginata Girard 1858. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Blache et al. 1973:226 [ref. 7185], Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286] as a valid subgenus on p. 161, Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Notorabula Whitley [G. P.] 1934:154 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 2); ref. 4681] Fem. Muraena callorhyncha Günther 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:93 [ref. 25226]. Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Poecilophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:66 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Masc. Gymnothorax catenatus Bloch 1795. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:402 [ref. 2443]. Also in Kaup 1857:98 [ref. 2573] and as name only in Kaup in Duméril 1856:200 [ref. 1154]. •Synonym of Echidna Forster 1788 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:130 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:216 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna Forster 1788. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Polyuranodon Kaup [J. J.] 1856:65 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Masc. Polyuranodon kuhli Kaup 1856 (= Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker 1853). Type by monotypy. Bleeker's species needlessly renamed Polyuranodon kuhli by Kaup. Also appeared in Kaup 1857:96 [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Priodonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1859:22 [Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 2586] Masc. Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Type by monotypy. Priodontophis is a misspelling. •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Blache et al. 1973:226 [ref. 7185], Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Pseudomuraena Johnson [J. Y.] 1862:167 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 (pt 2) (art. 2) (for 10 June 1862); ref. 2357] Fem. Pseudomuraena maderensis Johnson 1862. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Blache et al. 1973:226 [ref. 7185], Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Rabula (subgenus of Gymnothorax) Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:589, 590 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9); ref. 2437] Fem. Muraena davisi Fowler 1912. Apparently based on a misidentified type species, as aquaedulcis (see McCosker & Rosenblatt 1975:422 [ref. 9341]). Type species established by Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:103 [ref. 24550], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Serranguilla Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:228 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Fem. Gymnothorax prionodon Ogilby 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:94 [ref. 25226], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Siderea Kaup [J. J.] 1856:58 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Fem. Muraena siderea Richardson 1848. Type by absolute tautonymy of an included synonym. Also in Kaup 1857:70 [ref. 2573] as Sidera (incorrect subsequent spelling) and as name only in Kaup in Dumeril 1856:200 [ref. 1154]. •Valid as Siderea Kaup 1856 -- (Castle & McCosker 1986:173 [ref. 5645], Paxton et al. 1989:133 [ref. 12442], Böhlke et al. 1989:130 [ref. 13286], Chen et al. 1994:53 [ref. 22258], Böhlke 1995:462 [ref. 21738], Zhang et al. 2010:247 [ref. 31511]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Allen et al. 2006:248 [ref. 29005] with different type, Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Taeniophis Kaup [J. J.] 1859:suppl. 1 [Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 2586] Masc. Taeniophis westphali Kaup 1859. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Davis 1891:589 [ref. 2437] if accepted; also by Jordan 1919:297 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286] as a valid subgenus on p. 176, Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989] dated to 1860). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Thaerodontis McClelland [J.] 1844:154, 174, 187 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Fem. Thaerodontis reticulata McClelland 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:392 [ref. 2443]. On pp. 216-217 McClelland includes 7 species, so type not by monotypy on p. 188. Treated as feminine by author. •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Thyrsoidea Kaup [J. J.] 1856:60 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Fem. Muraena thyrsoidea Richardson 1845. Type by absolute tautonymy of an included synonym. Muraena thyrsoidea Richardson needlessly renamed Thyrsoidea arenata by Kaup. Also in Kaup 1857:74 [ref. 2573] and as name only in Kaup in Duméril 1856:200 [ref. 1154]. •Valid as Thyrsoides Kaup 1856 [but with different type] (Castle & McCosker 1986:174 [ref. 5645], Ajiad 1987 [ref. 6752] and Paxton et al. 1989:133 [ref. 12442] with type as T. longissima Kaup 1856, Böhlke et al. 1989:130 [ref. 13286]). •Valid as Thyrsoidea Kaup 1856 -- (Böhlke 1995:462 [ref. 21738]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

Verdithorax Whitley [G. P.] 1931:311 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Masc. Muraena prasina Richardson 1848. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:93 [ref. 25226], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:42 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.