Taxonomy Profile: Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker 1865)

Uropterygius macrocephalus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Uropterygius knighti
Jordan and Starks in Jordan and Seale 1906
Anarchias knighti
Jordan and Starks in Jordan and Seale 1906
Common Name(s):
largehead moray []
morena cabezona []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Uropterygius macrocephalus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Elopomorpha
Order : Anguilliformes
eels |
anguilles |
Suborder : Muraenoidei
Family : Muraenidae
morays |
moray eels |
morenas |
murènes |
Subfamily : Uropterygiinae
Genus : Uropterygius
finless morays |
Species : Uropterygius macrocephalus
largehead moray |
morena cabezona |
Uropterygius macrocephalus Direct Children(s):
Uropterygius macrocephalus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Böhlke, E. B., J. E. McCosker, and D. G. Smith / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Muraenidae: Morays
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae)
Page(s):
1643-1657
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-104302-7/1020-6868
Notes:
Reference for:
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Uropterygius macrocephalus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Indo-West Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Uropterygius macrocephalus: Comments
Comment:
Nelson et al. (2004) Occurrence values: PM