WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
217496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217496)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax laysanus (Steindachner, 1900) · unaccepted
Lycodontis eurostus (Abbott, 1860) · unaccepted
Lycodontis laysanus (Steindachner, 1900) · unaccepted
Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900 · unaccepted
Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860) Abbott, C. C. (1860). Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 475-479. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217496 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900) Steindachner, F. (1900). Fische aus dem Stillen Ocean. Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland, 1896-1897). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900): 174-178. [details]
original description (of Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860) Abbott, C. C. (1860). Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 475-479. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860) Abbott, C. C. (1860). Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 475-479. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax eurostus)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis eurostus (Abbott, 1860))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax eurostus, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Lycodontis eurostus (Abbott, 1860))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax eurostus USNM 423229 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax eurostus USNM 424168 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Stout Moray Eel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax eurostus)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena laysana Steindachner, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax laysanus (Steindachner, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis eurostus (Abbott, 1860))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax eurostus, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Thyrsoidea eurosta Abbott, 1860)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Lycodontis eurostus (Abbott, 1860))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax eurostus USNM 423229 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnothorax eurostus USNM 424168 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
