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Turkey Moray

Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 1795)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnothorax chlorostigma
Species recognized by NCBI
Gymnothorax leucostictus
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Muraena meleagris Shaw 1795
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Gymnothorax chlorostigma
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Gymnothorax leucostictus
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Recognized by Fishbase
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw ex Shaw & Nodder 1795)
Muraena chlorostigma
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Gymnothorax chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins 1903
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lycodontis meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraena chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraena meleagris Shaw 1795
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thyrsoidea chlorostigma Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnothorax chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins 1903
Lycodontis meleagris
Synonym according to NCBI
Lycodontis meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Muraena chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Muraena meleagris
Synonym according to NCBI
Muraena meleagris Shaw 1795
Thyrsoidea chlorostigma
Synonym according to NCBI
Thyrsoidea chlorostigma Kaup 1856
Gymnothorax chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gymnothorax chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Gymnothorax eurostus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Gymnothorax eurostus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins 1903
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gymnothorax leucostictus Jenkins 1903
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Lycodontis meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Lycodontis meleagris (Shaw 1795)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Muraena chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Muraena chlorostigma (Kaup 1856)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Muraena meleagris Shaw 1795
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Muraena meleagris Shaw 1795
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Thyrsoidea chlorostigma Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Thyrsoidea chlorostigma Kaup 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Turkey moray preferred
White-mouth moray
Recognized by Undersea Productions and Fishbase
Guinea moray eel
Recognized by Fishbase
Guineafowl moray
Recognized by Fishbase
Guinefowl moray
Recognized by Fishbase
Painted moray
Recognized by Fishbase
Puhi'onio
Recognized by Fishbase
Spotted eel
Recognized by Fishbase
Spotted moray
Recognized by Fishbase
White-spotted moray
Recognized by Fishbase
Whitemouth moray
Recognized by Fishbase
turkey moray

Afrikaans

Tarentaal-bontpaling preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

пуйкова мурена preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

斑點裸胸鱔 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
白口裸胸鯙
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
硓[石古]鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
米鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
糬鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
薯鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
虎鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
錢鰻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Muréna běloústá preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Parelmurene preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Helmes-silepeamureen
Recognized by Fishbase
Pärl-hiidmureen
Recognized by Fishbase
helmes-silepeamureen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Pikkumureena preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Congre pintade
Recognized by Fishbase
Murène ponctuée preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Murène voie lactée
Recognized by Fishbase
Murène à points blancs
Recognized by Fishbase

Hebrew

ניבן פניני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ハナビラウツボ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
Hanabira-utsubo preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
ワカウツボ

Malayalam

ടർക്കി മൊറെ മലിഞ്ഞീൽ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

किळिस preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Killis
Recognized by Fishbase

Marshallese

Dreb preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Portuguese

Moreia meleagrina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Samoan

Ai'aiivi preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Puali'i
Recognized by Fishbase

Somali

Kal preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Morena boca blanca preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Morena vía láctea
Recognized by Fishbase

Swahili

Mkunga preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Mkunga-chui
Recognized by Fishbase

Tagalog

Malibanos preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Tahitian

Pu'i patapata preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Puhi
Recognized by Fishbase

Vietnamese

Cá chình moray miệng trắng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

白口裸胸鯙 preferred

Zh Tw

白口裸胸鯙 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw 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 7 February 2023

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 - Test

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 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.

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

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 meleagris (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
Gymnothorax
93 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
Muraena
Muraena chlorostigma (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 meleagris (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.