WoRMS taxon details
Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
271865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271865)
accepted
Species
Gymnothorax jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) · unaccepted
Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Gymnothorax ocellatus saxicola Jordan & Davis, 1891 accepted as Gymnothorax saxicola Jordan & Davis, 1891
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. <em>Monachii.</em> Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57839229#page/1/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271865 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. <em>Monachii.</em> Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57839229#page/1/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh, M. C. (1899). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from Puerto Rico. <em>United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner.</em> v. 25 (for 1899) Appendix 7: 351-362., available online at https://penbay.org/cof/cof_1899_13.pdf [details]
original description (of Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh, M. C. (1899). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from Puerto Rico. <em>United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner.</em> v. 25 (for 1899) Appendix 7: 351-362., available online at https://penbay.org/cof/cof_1899_13.pdf [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax ocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax ocellatus, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gymnothorax jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnothorax ocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnothorax jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena ocellata (Agassiz, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
To FishBase images (Gymnothorax ocellatus, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
