Enchelycore pardalis

Enchelycore pardalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/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: Enchelycore
Species: Enchelycore pardalis

Name

• Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Lectotype: RMNH 3742; designated by Boeseman (1947). Paralectotypes: RMNH D2028 (1, stuffed), 3778 (1).

Type locality: Japan, Nagasaki.[1]

Synonyms

• Muraena pardalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
• Muraena lampra Jenkins, 1903
• Muraena kauila Jenkins, 1903
• Muraena kailuae Jordan & Evermann, 1903

References

• Boeseman, M.; 1947: Revision of the fishes collected by Burger and Von Siebold in Japan. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden), 28: 1–242, Pls. 1-5.
• Jenkins, O. P.; 1903: Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, 22 (1902): 415–511, Pls. 1-4.
• Jordan, D. S. & Evermann, B. W.; 1903: Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, 22 (1902): 161–208.
• Smith, D.G. 2002: Enchelycore nycturanus, a new moray eel from South Africa (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 104: 1–6. Abstract & excerpt PDF
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Temminck, C. J. & Schlegel, H.; 1846: Pisces. In: Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium quae in itinere per Japoniam suscepto annis 1823-30 collegit, notis observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit P. F. de Siebold. Parts 10-14: 173–269.
• Enchelycore pardalis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

English: Leopard moray eel
polski: murena smocza

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