- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- ANGUILLIFORMES
- MURAENIDAE
- Gymnothorax
- pseudothyrsoideus
Highfin Moray, Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker 1852)
Other Names: False Spotted Moray, Mottled Moray-eel, Yellow-lined Reef-eel
A Highfin Moray, Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus, at South West Rocks, New South Wales, April 2013. Source: Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale moray with small dark spots aggregating to form about four rows of hexagonal markings along the body, and a narrow pale margin posteriorly on the fin, especially in juveniles. The pattern becomes diffuse in adults.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3816
Highfin Moray, Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker 1852)
More Info
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Distribution |
Rottnest Island, Western Australia, around the tropical north, to Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific. Usually found on shallow reefs including tidepools. |
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Features |
Dorsal-fin origin anterior to gill opening; anus at about mid-body; canine teeth moderately large, in a single row in jaws (smaller specimens with an inner row of 1-3 larger teeth); usually a median row of three intermaxillary canines; vomer with a single row of 3-9 small teeth. |
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Species Citation |
Muraena pseudothyrsoidea Bleeker 1852, Natuurwetensch. Tijdschr. Nederland. Indië 3: 778. Type locality: Macassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Highfin Moray, Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker 1852)
References
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Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Bleeker, P. 1852. Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 739-782.
Böhlke, E.B., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. 1999. Family Muraenidae. pp. 1643-1657 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.
Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum 53: 71-102 figs 1-10 DOI:10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1325 Open access
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Gymnothorax sp. 2)
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. (as Gymnothorax sp. 6)
