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Muraenidae

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Also known as Moray eel family

family of fishes

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Muraenidae is a family of animals within the order Anguilliformes. The taxon belongs to the class Teleostei and the phylum Chordata. Its common name is moray eels, and it is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The family was described by Rafinesque in 1815 and holds an accepted status.

Members of this family inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records from various institutions, including SDNHM, CUMV, USNM, UF, and VIMS, document occurrences in the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominica, Bonaire, and Saint Eustatius And Saba. The family has 355568 recorded occurrences and 1271 records with 24 media items.

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Species

moray eels

Muraenidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderAnguilliformes
  5. FamilyMuraenidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded355,568

注意:本页面含有Unihan扩展B区用字:「𩺬」。有关字符可能會错误显示,詳见Unicode扩展汉字。 屬 見內文 鯙科的顎部图解 鯙科(学名:Muraenidae,英语:Moray eel)為輻鰭魚綱鰻鱺目的一個科。 廣東一带 (及其他一些地區?) 所說的「油𩺬」即屬於此科。 目录 1 分布 2 深度 3 特徵 4 分類 5 海鱔亞科(Muraeninae) 5.1 鬍鯙屬(Cirrimaxilla) 5.2 泥棲鯙屬 (Diaphenchelys) 5.3 蛇鱔(蝮鯙)屬(Echidna) 5.4 澤鱔(勾吻鯙)屬(Enchelycore) 5.5 銳齒鯙屬(Enchelynassa) 5.6 裸海鯙屬(Gymnomuraena) 5.7 裸胸鱔(裸胸鯙)屬(Gymnothorax) 5.8 孤蝮鯙屬(Monopenchelys) 5.9 鯙(海鱔)屬(Muraena) 5.10 擬蝮鯙屬(Pseudechidna) 5.11 管鼻鯙屬(Rhinomuraena) 5.12 鞭尾鱔屬(Scuticaria) 5.13 彎牙海鱔屬(Strophidon) 6 尾鱔亞科(Uropteryginae) 6.1 裸臀鯙(高眉鱔)屬(Anarchias) 6.2 鱧鯙屬(Channomuraena) 6.3 尾鯙屬(Uropterygius) 7 生態 8 經濟利用 9 参考文献 分布 本科魚類廣泛分布於印度洋及太平洋熱帶海域。 深度 由潮池或礁岩處至水深50公尺皆可發現其蹤跡。 特徵 本科魚體呈圓柱狀,尾部側扁,體表無鱗片,無胸鰭且臀鰭、背鰭與尾鰭相連合,皮粗厚能分泌粘液,頭長,口大且牙齒銳利。體色及斑紋變化大,有單色、細點、圓點、不規則花紋及條紋。無舌或舌附生於口腔底部,後鼻孔為一個孔,短管狀或管狀,通常典型的长度为1.5米,最长为长尾弯牙海鳝,可达4米。最大的为爪哇裸胸鱔,其长度可大3米,重量超过36公斤。 分類 鯙科其下分16個屬,如下: 海鱔亞科(Muraeninae) 鬍鯙屬(Cirrimaxilla) 台灣鬍鯙(Cirrimaxilla formosa):又稱台灣頜鬚鱔。 泥棲鯙屬 (Diaphenchelys) 棕色泥棲鯙(Diaphenchelys pelonates) 蛇鱔(蝮鯙)屬(Echidna) 鈍齒蛇鱔(Echidna amblyodon):又稱鈍齒蝮鯙。 鏈蛇鱔(Echidna catenata):又稱鏈蝮鯙。 棕背蛇鱔(Echidna delicatula):又稱棕背海鱔。 白頜蛇鱔(Echidna leucotaenia):又稱白頜蝮鯙。 雲紋蛇鱔(Echidna nebulosa):又稱雲紋海鱔、星帶蝮鯙。 蛇鱔(Echidna nocturna):又稱蝮鯙。 白點蛇鱔(Echidna peli):又稱白點蝮鯙。 多帶蛇鱔(

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,271
With media
24
Family
Muraenidae
Collections
SDNHM, CUMV, USNM, UF, VIMS, CAS
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominica, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius And Saba, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Trinidad And Tobago

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anguilliformes
Image
Gymnothorax meleagris head 1.jpg
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taxon rank
family
taxon name
Muraenidae
Commons category
Muraenidae
topic's main category
Category:Muraenidae
taxon common name
murenefamilien
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Encyclopedic overview

Moray eel

Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ/), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 16 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water.

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