slender giant moray
Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Strophidon sathete, the slender giant moray, giant estuarine moray, or Gangetic moray, is the longest member of the family of moray eels. It is in the genus Strophidon. The longest recorded specimen was caught in 1927, on the Maroochy River in Queensland; it measured 3.94 metres (12 feet 11 inches) This species is characterized by an elongated body, as well as brownish-grey dorsal coloration which pales towards the venter.
Wikipedia contributors, Slender giant moray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:32:48.358882+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Common name
- slender giant moray
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Strophidon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · 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
- genusStrophidon McClelland, 1844
- speciesStrophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Strophidon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Strophidon tetraporus Huang & Liao in Huang et al., 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Evenchelys macrurus (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Gymnothorax sathete (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Lycodontis longicaudata McClelland, 1844 McClelland, 1844 | synonym |
| Muraena macrurus Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | synonym |
| Strophidon ui Tanaka, 1918 Tanaka, 1918 | synonym |
| Thyrosidea macrura (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Muraenophis sathete Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Thyrsoidea longissima Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Thyrsoidea macrura (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Lycodontis sathete (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Muraena sathete (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217536 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:535MG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.