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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnothorax afer
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795
Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795
Muraena tristis Kaup 1856
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Gymnothorax afer
Recognized by Flickr BHL and BHL data coverage
Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795
Recognized by Fishbase
Muraena afra
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Lycodontis afer (Bloch 1795)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraena afra (Lacepède 1803)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraena tristis Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraenophis afra Lacepède 1803
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thyrsoidea maculipinnis Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lycodontis afer (Bloch 1795)
Muraena afra (Lacepède 1803)
Muraena tristis Kaup 1856
Muraenophis afra Lacepède 1803
Thyrsoidea maculipinnis Kaup 1856
Gymnothorax undulatus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Gymnothorax undulatus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Gymnothorax vicinus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Gymnothorax vicinus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Lycodontis afer (Bloch 1795)
Lycodontis afer (Bloch 1795)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Lycodontis anatinus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Lycodontis anatinus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Lycodontis vicinus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Lycodontis vicinus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Muraena afra
Synonym according to Fishbase
Muraena afra (Lacepède 1803)
Muraena afra (Lacepède 1803)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Muraena africana Shaw 1803
Muraena tristis Kaup 1856
Muraena tristis Kaup 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Muraena undulata
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Muraena undulata
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Muraena vicina
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Muraena vicina
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Muraenophis afra
Synonym according to Fishbase
Muraenophis afra Lacepède 1803
Muraenophis afra Lacepède 1803
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thyrsoidea lineopinnis
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thyrsoidea lineopinnis
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Thyrsoidea maculipinnis Kaup 1856
Thyrsoidea maculipinnis Kaup 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Thyrsoidea marginata Kaup 1859
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Dark moray
Recognized by Fishbase
Africain bare breast
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Dark moray eel
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Gymnothorax d'Afrique
Recognized by Flickr BHL
africanische Kahlbrust
Recognized by Flickr BHL
moray eel
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Dark Moray preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

非洲裸胸鱔 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Muréna africká preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Estonian

Tume silepeamureen
Recognized by Fishbase
tume silepeamureen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Tummamureena preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Murène obscure
Recognized by Fishbase
Murène Obscure preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Cobra preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Moreia
Recognized by Fishbase
Moreão
Recognized by Fishbase
Moreão-escuro
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Anguila
Recognized by Fishbase
Morena oscura
Recognized by Fishbase
Morena Oscura preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

非洲裸胸鳝 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

非洲裸胸鱔 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

非洲裸胸鱔 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax
23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax
23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax
23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax Bloch 1795
36 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenoidei
Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Gymnothorax Bloch 1795
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
71 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax afer (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Muraena
Muraena afra (this page)
38 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax afer (this page)
93 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax
39 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.