Species that contain: Moringua and raitaborua [ 21 ] records

amphomelaena, Rataboura Fowler [H. W.] 1938:190, Pl. 11 (fig. 25) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Kiritimati [formerly Christmas Island], Line Islands. Holotype: ANSP 68356. Paratypes: ANSP 68357-64 (8), 68365 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:127 [ref. 13621]. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1922) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

brevis, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:202, 204, 223 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Probably Bengal, India. No types known. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

erythreus, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:201, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Syntypes: SMF 261 (1), 905 (6). •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

floresiana, Moringua Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1916:340, Fig. 167 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 3; ref. 4604] South coast of Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands. Syntypes: ZMA 112615 (5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:9 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Moringua floresiana Weber & de Beaufort 1916 -- (Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268]). •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:202, 204, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 6) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Syntypes: SMF 972 (1). •Synonym or Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1922) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

hamiltonii, Rataboura Gray [J. E.] 1831:9 [Zoological Miscellany 1831; ref. 1879] Holotype: No types known. An unnecessary replacement name for Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

hardwickii, Rataboura Gray [J. E.] 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 4) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Ganges, India. Holotype: lost. Published about 25 Jan. 1831. Also appeared in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] as hamiltonii. The plate for this species was "pirated" from Hamilton's unpublished illustrations -- see McClelland 1839:221 [ref. 2923]. •Objective synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

latebrosa, Moringua Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:95, Fig. 20a [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Kwandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): USNM 76772. Type catalog: Smith 1994:13 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

linearis, Moringua Gray [J. E.] 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 3) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India: Ganges. Holotype (unique): lost. Published about 25 Jan. 1831. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

lumbriciformis, Moringua Kaup [J. J.] 1857:107 [70] [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2008.4.21.3. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

lumbricoidea, Moringua Richardson [J.] 1845:113, Pl. 56 (figs. 7-11) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] No locality (probably China). Holotype: BMNH 2015.6.19.1 Reeves coll. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822)-- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

macrocephalus, Aphthalmichthys Bleeker [P.] 1863:165 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 17003] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.276 (1) Timor. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker 1863) -- (Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:64 [ref. 23876], Zhang et al. 2010:222 [ref. 31511] as Moringua macrocephala, Ho et al. 2015:150 [ref. 34130]). Current status: Valid as Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker 1863). Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

maculatus, Anguilla (Pterurus) Swainson [W.] 1839:334 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Ganges, India. Holotype: lost. Based on Ham. p. 25 -- which is Hamilton 1822:25 [ref. 2031]. Unneeded new name for Muraena raitaborus Hamilton 1822. •Objective synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multidentatus, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:201, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 4) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. No types known. Spelled multidentata on pp. 201 and 203, as multidentatus on p. 223 (the later correctly formed). •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

oculata, Rataboura Fowler [H. W.] 1934:278, Fig. 39 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Tifu Bay, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: USNM 92352. Type catalog: Smith 1994:14 [ref. 21917]. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

parvidentatus, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:202, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 5) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Syntypes: SMF 963 (1). Spelled parvidentata on pp. 202 and 203, as parvidentatus on p. 223; the later correctly formed. •Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

penni, Moringua Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:96, Fig. 20b [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: USNM 130660. Paratypes: USNM 52040 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:13-14 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Moringua penni Schultz 1953 -- (Roberts 1978:26 [ref. 8886], Fricke et al. 2014:17 [ref. 33932]). •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 19=822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Moringua penni Schultz 1953. Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

raitaborua, Muraena Hamilton [F.] 1822:25, 364 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River basin, India. No types known. Unpublished drawing shown in Gray, 1831, v. 1, pl. 19; also reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 17 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:45 [ref. 24860] as rataboura, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:77 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:10 [ref. 23448], Karmakar 2000:27 [ref. 25662] as raitabarua, Ataur Rahman 2003:58 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:45 [ref. 29923], Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34492], Bleher 2018:74 [ref. 36647], Behera et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38421], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean drainages: India, Nepal and Bangladesh (and possibly China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, etc. on Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

robusta, Moringua Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1923:185, Pl. 7 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 2117] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 9664 (presumed destroyed). •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

semperviridens, Moringua McCann [C.] 1967:211, Figs. 1-3 [Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology v. 8 (no. 20); ref. 7975] Edge of reef flat at south end of Tauhunu Island, northern Cook Islands. Holotype (unique): NZOI 20. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.

wui, Aphthalmichthys Fang [P.-W.] 1942:80 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 67 (no. 3); ref. 13123] Foochow [Fuzhou], Fukien [Fujian], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1941-0121. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:97-98 [ref. 20810]. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine.