Monopenchelys acuta

Monopenchelys acuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Monopenchelys
Species: Monopenchelys acuta

Name

• Monopenchelys acuta (Parr, 1930)

Holotype (unique): YPM 2604.

Type locality: Bahamas, West Caicos Island, 30 fathoms depth [stomach contents]).[1]

Synonyms

• Uropterygius acutus Parr, 1930
• Rabula acuta (Parr, 1930)

Vernacular names

• English: Redface moray

References

• Parr, A. E.; 1930: Teleostean shore and shallow-water fishes from the Bahamas and Turks Island. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University, 3 (4): 1–148.
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Monopenchelys acuta in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• IUCN: Monopenchelys acuta  (Least Concern)