WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
217495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217495)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Gymnothorax viridipinnis Bliss, 1883 · unaccepted
Gymnothorax viridipinnnis Bliss, 1883 · unaccepted
Lycodontis flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted
Lycodontis flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lycodontis lemayi Smith, 1949 · unaccepted
Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917 · unaccepted
Muraena viridipinnna Seale, 1917 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Gymnothorax flavimarginatus annasona Whitley, 1937 accepted as Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Description Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.
Description Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217495 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
original description (of Gymnothorax viridipinnis Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Gymnothorax viridipinnis Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (48 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Leopard Moray Eel with Humpback Cleaner Shrimp)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Gymnothorax viridipinnnis Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis lemayi Smith, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Muraena viridipinnna Seale, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax viridipinnis Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Philippines, by Bailly, N.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (159 nucleotides; 175 proteins)
To GenBank (159 nucleotides; 175 proteins) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus FIN031242 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus USNM 401809 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Leopard Moray Eel with Humpback Cleaner Shrimp)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Gymnothorax viridipinnnis Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis lemayi Smith, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Muraena viridipinnna Seale, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax viridipinnis Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena viridipinna Seale, 1917)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Philippines, by Bailly, N.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (159 nucleotides; 175 proteins)
To GenBank (159 nucleotides; 175 proteins) (from synonym Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus FIN031242 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus USNM 401809 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
