laced moray
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Name authority
- Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Common name
- laced moray
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Gymnothorax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyMuraenidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyMuraeninae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGymnothorax Bloch, 1795
- speciesGymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnothorax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| vagrant morayGymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax cephalospilus Böhlke & McCosker, 2001 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| saddled morayGymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax davidsmithi McCosker & Randall, 2008 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax enigmaticus McCosker & Randall, 1982 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellow-edged morayGymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax flavoculus (Böhlke & Randall, 1996) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus (Schultz, 1953) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gymnothorax favagiensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Lycodontis tessellata (Richardson, 1845) (Richardson, 1845) | synonym |
| Muraena tessellata Richardson, 1845 Richardson, 1845 | synonym |
| Gymnothorax permistus (Smith, 1962) (Smith, 1962) | synonym |
| Enchelycore favagineus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Gymnothorax tesselatus (Richardson, 1845) (Richardson, 1845) | synonym |
| Lycodontis permistus Smith, 1962 Smith, 1962 | synonym |
| Lycodontis favagineus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Gymnothorax tessellata (Richardson, 1845) (Richardson, 1845) | synonym |
| Gymnothorax tessellatus (Richardson, 1845) (Richardson, 1845) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bloch, M. E., & Schneider, J. G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum, Pp i–lx + 1–584, Pls. 1–110. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5750 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HVBZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.