Grey Moray, Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson 1848)
Other Names: Cloudy Moray
A Grey Moray, Gymnothorax nubilus, in the Poor Knights Islands, northern New Zealand, April 2009. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A pale brown moray with brown blotches on the body forming a reticulated pattern or irregular indistinct bars along the sides, a white margin on the vertical fins, and a white eye with a black horizontal stripe.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Gymnothorax nubilus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3826
Grey Moray, Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson 1848)
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Distribution |
Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea, and New Zealand. |
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Species Citation |
Muraena nubila Richardson 1848, Zool. Voy. Erebus Terror 1839–1843 2: 81, pl. 46(6-10). Type locality: Norfolk Island. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Grey Moray, Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson 1848)
References
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
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2
McCosker, J.E. & Stewart, A.L. 2006. Additions to the New Zealand marine eel fauna with the description of a new moray, Anarchias supremus (Teleostei: Muraenidae), and comments on the identity of Gymnothorax griffini Whitley & Phillips. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36(2): 83-95.
Richardson, J. 1848. Ichthyology. 75-139 pls 42-43 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds) The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–1843. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 Pt 2 139 pp. 60 pls.
Stewart, A.L. & McCosker, J.E. 2015. 38 Family Muraenidae (pp. 224-237). In: Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576.
Waite, E.R. 1909. A list of the known fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk Islands, and a comparison with those of Lord Howe Island. Trans. N.Z. Inst. 42: 370-383.
