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—Snowflake moray
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STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
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. SU material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3910FA5A9FD6FA74" box="[813,964,1409,1434]" name="South Africa" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">South Africa</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3E0CFA59989FFA77" box="[1073,1165,1410,1433]" name="Panama" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Panama</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3BBBFA7E9E20FA50" box="[390,562,1445,1470]" name="United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Johnston Atoll</collectingCountry>
and Hawaiian Islands, south to Western
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3E0CFA7E988AFA50" box="[1073,1176,1445,1470]" name="Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Australia</collectingCountry>
at
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and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3F5AFA7D9D1EFA0C" name="New Caledonia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found on the reef flat and in coral reefs, often resting during the day under pieces of dead coral,
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0
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. Marine.
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—Barred moray
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STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA07FF9C3BFEF9829E40F99C" bold="true" box="[451,594,1625,1650]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on CAS and WAM material (CAS 65766; WAM P.29624-020).
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DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C38C1F97A9F72F954" box="[764,864,1697,1722]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Marshall</collectingCountry>
and Tuamotu islands, north to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3E81F97A992CF954" box="[1212,1342,1697,1722]" name="Philippines" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Philippines</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in coral reefs,
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2
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. Marine.
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<emphasis id="D086C37EDA07FF9C3AAAF8D69D70F8C8" bold="true" box="[151,354,1805,1830]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Echidna unicolor</emphasis>
Schultz
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in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander &amp; Woods, 1953
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—Unicolour moray STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA07FF9C3B80F8EA9E59F8A4" bold="true" box="[445,587,1841,1866]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221. CAS material (CAS 66088).
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DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C38C4F8A29F4FF87C" box="[761,861,1913,1938]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Marshall</collectingCountry>
and Tuamotu islands, north to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3E8AF8A2992AF87C" box="[1207,1336,1913,1938]" name="Philippines" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Philippines</collectingCountry>
, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3AC1F8469D70F858" box="[252,354,1949,1974]" name="Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Australia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA07FF9C3BA5F8459E5AF858" box="[408,584,1949,1974]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found in shallow lagoon reefs and on seaward reef slopes,
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1
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. Marine.
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<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFF4C9D67FF5E" ID-CoL="6F7TQ" box="[151,373,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Enchelycore" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bayeri">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFF4C9D67FF5E" bold="true" box="[151,373,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Enchelycore bayeri</emphasis>
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(Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander &amp; Woods, 1953)
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—Bayer's moray STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<treatmentCitation id="6353397DDA06FF9D393DFF679FCCFF3A" author="Kailola" box="[768,990,188,213]" page="43" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" year="1987">
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. CAS material.
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DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3813FF049E84FF16" box="[558,662,223,248]" name="Maldives" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Maldives</collectingCountry>
and Chagos Archipelago east to Line and Society islands, north to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3AAAFEDF9CFEFEF3" box="[151,236,260,285]" name="Taiwan" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3BD7FEDF9E45FEF3" box="[490,599,260,285]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Found in crevices of coral reefs,
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0
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. Marine.
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<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFE979ED5FE8B" authority="Bleeker, 1853" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1853" box="[151,711,332,357]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Enchelycore" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="schismatorhynchus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFE979ED5FE8B" bold="true" box="[151,711,332,357]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFE979E1CFE8B" bold="true" box="[151,526,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Enchelycore schismatorhynchus</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1853)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Bentjaw moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFEAB9FC8FE3E" blockId="17.[151,1436,332,464]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B89FEB49E2CFE66" bold="true" box="[436,574,367,392]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on ANSP material (ANSP 138535). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Chagos Archipelago east to Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3AAAFE639D60FE3E" box="[151,370,439,464]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFE639CCEFE21" box="[151,220,440,463]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Tetraodontidae" genus="Canthigaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tetraodontiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="199" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="papua">Papua</taxonomicName>
New Guinea
</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in lagoon and seaward reefs,
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5
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</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFE249F66FDF6" blockId="17.[151,1437,511,680]" box="[151,884,511,536]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFE249E8AFDF6" authority="Richardson, 1845" authorityName="Richardson" authorityYear="1845" box="[151,664,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="buroensis">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFE249E8AFDF6" bold="true" box="[151,664,511,536]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFE249DBCFDF6" bold="true" box="[151,430,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax buroensis</emphasis>
(Richardson, 1845)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Latticetail moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFDFF9D92FD8E" blockId="17.[151,1437,511,680]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B88FDFF9E2DFDD3" bold="true" box="[437,575,548,573]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on ANSP and WAM material (ANSP
<date id="964C39ACDA06FF9D3EE3FDFF9927FDD2" box="[1246,1333,548,572]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" value="83-12-13">131283</date>
, 138578; WAM P.30619-023).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFDB798C1FD46" blockId="17.[151,1437,511,680]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3985FDB69806FD6A" box="[952,1044,621,644]" name="Panama" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Panama</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3B84FD549E31FD46" box="[441,547,655,680]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic on lagoon and seaward reef slopes,
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1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3E0CFD4B9862FD49" box="[1073,1136,656,680]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">24 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFD0C9F7EFD1E" blockId="17.[151,1436,727,861]" box="[151,876,727,752]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFD0C9EBFFD1E" authority="Bohlke &amp; Randall, 1999" authorityName="Bohlke &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1999" box="[151,685,727,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castlei">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFD0C9EBFFD1E" bold="true" box="[151,685,727,752]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFD0C9D95FD1E" bold="true" box="[151,391,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax castlei</emphasis>
Böhlke &amp; Randall, 1999
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Castle's moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFD279D85FCB3" blockId="17.[151,1436,727,861]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B89FD279E2CFCFB" bold="true" box="[436,574,764,789]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.31213-036). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3815FCC49E87FCD6" box="[552,661,799,824]" name="Indonesia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D38D1FCC49F7FFCD6" box="[748,877,799,824]" name="Philippines" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Philippines</collectingCountry>
, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3E51FCC498CBFCD6" box="[1132,1241,799,824]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Cryptic in coral reefs,
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6
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3AC5FC9F9D21FCB2" box="[248,307,836,861]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">21 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFC579F3FFC4B" blockId="17.[151,1437,908,1040]" box="[151,813,908,933]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFC579E72FC4B" authority="Bleeker, 1864" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1864" box="[151,608,908,933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chilospilus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFC579E72FC4B" bold="true" box="[151,608,908,933]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFC579DA8FC4B" bold="true" box="[151,442,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax chilospilus</emphasis>
Bleeker, 1864
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Whitelip moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFC6B98E8FBFE" blockId="17.[151,1437,908,1040]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B89FC749E2CFC26" bold="true" box="[436,574,943,968]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on CAS material (CAS 65767). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to Line and Society islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3B84FC2C9E31FBFE" box="[441,547,1015,1040]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in lagoons and on seaward reef slopes,
<quantity id="250AB289DA06FF9D3E02FC2C9885FBE1" box="[1087,1175,1015,1040]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.3" metricValueMax="4.5" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" unit="m" value="23.0" valueMax="45.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3E64FC2C9885FBE1" box="[1113,1175,1015,1040]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">45 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AAE84CE7DA06FF9D3AAAFBE49D85FB4E" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFBE49D85FB4E" blockId="17.[151,1436,1087,1256]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFBE49F0AFBB6" ID-CoL="3HVBS" authority="McCosker &amp; Randall, 1982" authorityName="McCosker &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1982" box="[151,792,1087,1112]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="enigmaticus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFBE49F0AFBB6" bold="true" box="[151,792,1087,1112]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFBE49DD8FBB6" bold="true" box="[151,458,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax enigmaticus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA06FF9D3BECFBE49F0AFBB6" author="McCosker" box="[465,792,1087,1112]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" refString="McCosker, J. E. (1982) A new genus and two new species of remarkable Pacific worm eels (Ophichthidae, subfamily Myrophinae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 43 (5), 59 - 66." type="journal article" year="1982">McCosker &amp; Randall, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Enigmatic moray STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B8EFBBF9E2FFB93" bold="true" box="[435,573,1124,1149]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PB 53. CAS material (CAS 65778).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AAE84CE7DA06FF983AAAFB779D0EFCD6" lastPageId="20" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFB779EEBFB06" blockId="17.[151,1436,1087,1256]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D380BFB779EDCFB2B" box="[566,718,1196,1221]" name="South Africa" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">South Africa</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D38E2FB779F55FB2B" box="[735,839,1196,1221]" name="Maldives" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Maldives</collectingCountry>
and Chagos Archipelago east to Line Islands and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3AAAFB0B9CF5FB06" box="[151,231,1232,1256]" name="Samoa" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Samoa</collectingCountry>
. Found in shallow coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA06FF9D3803FB149E84FB09" box="[574,662,1231,1256]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" metricValueMax="15.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" unit="m" value="8.0" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3864FB149E84FB09" box="[601,662,1231,1256]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">15 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFACC9F45FADE" blockId="17.[151,1436,1303,1544]" box="[151,855,1303,1328]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAFACC9E61FADE" authority="Bennett, 1832" authorityName="Bennett" authorityYear="1832" box="[151,627,1303,1328]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFACC9E61FADE" bold="true" box="[151,627,1303,1328]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAFACC9DA4FADE" bold="true" box="[151,438,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax fimbriatus</emphasis>
(Bennett, 1832)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Fimbriated moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFAE7980BFA96" blockId="17.[151,1436,1303,1544]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA06FF9D3930FAE79849FABA" author="Allen" box="[781,1115,1340,1365]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" refString="Allen, G. R. &amp; Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. I - III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. x + 1 - 424 + end note, pp. 425 - 855 &amp; preface + map + contents + pp. 857 - 1260.]" type="book chapter" year="2012">Allen &amp; Erdmann (2012: 84)</bibRefCitation>
. Specimens and collected at St. CTR 29; another photographed by A. Berberian. NTUM and WAM material.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAFA5F980DF9E6" blockId="17.[151,1436,1303,1544]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3804FA5F9ED0FA73" box="[569,706,1412,1437]" name="Madagascar" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D38E9FA5F9F5EFA73" box="[724,844,1412,1437]" name="Seychelles" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
and Mascarenes east to Mariana, Marquesas and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Western
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3E05FA7C988DFA2E" box="[1080,1183,1447,1472]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
at
<geoCoordinate id="87C679ABDA06FF9D3EF2FA73993BFA2E" box="[1231,1321,1448,1472]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" precision="925" value="-20.5">20°30'S</geoCoordinate>
, southern Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3B17FA179D86FA0B" box="[298,404,1484,1509]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
) and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3BEEFA169E97FA0B" box="[467,645,1484,1509]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found on coral reef flats and seaward reefs, prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, young specimens also in tidal pools,
<quantity id="250AB289DA06FF9D3959FA349FAEF9E9" box="[868,956,1519,1544]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.25" metricValueMax="4.5" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" unit="m" value="22.5" valueMax="45.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D39BCFA349FAEF9E9" box="[897,956,1519,1544]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">45 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAF9EC9FA8F9BE" blockId="17.[151,1436,1591,1761]" box="[151,954,1591,1616]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAF9EC9EA6F9BE" authority="Ruppell, 1830" authorityName="Ruppell" authorityYear="1830" box="[151,692,1591,1616]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavimarginatus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAF9EC9EA6F9BE" bold="true" box="[151,692,1591,1616]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAF9EC9DE7F9BE" bold="true" box="[151,501,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax flavimarginatus</emphasis>
(Rüppell, 1830)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Yellow-edged moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAF9879922F90E" blockId="17.[151,1436,1591,1761]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA06FF9D393DF987985AF99B" author="Allen" box="[768,1096,1628,1653]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" refString="Allen, G. R. &amp; Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. I - III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. x + 1 - 424 + end note, pp. 425 - 855 &amp; preface + map + contents + pp. 857 - 1260.]" type="book chapter" year="2012">Allen &amp; Erdmann (2012: 85)</bibRefCitation>
. WAM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East Africa and Transkei (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D39EAF9A4987CF976" box="[983,1134,1663,1688]" name="South Africa" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">South Africa</collectingCountry>
) east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3EEBF95A9920F976" box="[1238,1330,1665,1688]" name="Panama" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Panama</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu, Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D396BF97F9FAFF953" box="[854,957,1700,1725]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
at
<geoCoordinate id="87C679ABDA06FF9D39DEF97F9829F952" box="[995,1083,1700,1724]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" precision="925" value="-24.816668">24°49'S</geoCoordinate>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3E4BF97E993BF953" box="[1142,1321,1700,1725]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found in crevices of inshore and seaward coral and rocky reefs; young specimens in tidal pools,
<quantity id="250AB289DA06FF9D3E5AF91C98DFF90E" box="[1127,1229,1735,1760]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.5" metricValueMax="15.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" unit="m" value="75.0" valueMax="150.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3EBEF91C98DFF90E" box="[1155,1229,1735,1760]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">150 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAF8D49F49F8C7" blockId="17.[151,1436,1807,1977]" box="[151,859,1807,1833]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA06FF9D3AAAF8D49E65F8C6" authority="Jenkins, 1903" authorityName="Jenkins" authorityYear="1903" box="[151,631,1807,1832]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilicauda">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAF8D49E65F8C6" bold="true" box="[151,631,1807,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3AAAF8D49DDDF8C6" bold="true" box="[151,463,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Gymnothorax gracilicauda</emphasis>
Jenkins, 1903
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Slendertail moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA06FF9D3AAAF8EF9DC4F857" blockId="17.[151,1436,1807,1977]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA06FF9D3B89F8EF9E2DF8A3" bold="true" box="[436,575,1844,1869]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on ANSP material (ANSP 131414). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3802F88C9EECF89E" box="[575,766,1879,1904]" name="Micronesia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Caroline Islands</collectingCountry>
east to Hawaian Islands and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3E4BF88C98DFF89E" box="[1142,1229,1879,1904]" name="Pitcairn" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Pitcairn</collectingCountry>
Group, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3B16F8A79D87F87B" box="[299,405,1916,1941]" name="Australia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Australia</collectingCountry>
) and Loyalty Islands (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D38ABF8A79F5EF87B" box="[662,844,1916,1941]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
); possibly Cocos
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA06FF9D3E28F8A7984BF87B" box="[1045,1113,1916,1941]" name="Iceland" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Island</collectingCountry>
(eastern Pacific). Cryptic in coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA06FF9D3B27F87B9D60F856" box="[282,370,1952,1977]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="0.6" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" unit="m" value="13.0" valueMax="20.0" valueMin="6.0">
6
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA06FF9D3B0BF87B9D60F856" box="[310,370,1952,1977]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">20 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFF4C9F1FFF5E" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,357]" box="[151,781,151,176]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFF4C9E77FF5E" authority="Bleeker, 1859" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1859" box="[151,613,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="javanicus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFF4C9E77FF5E" bold="true" box="[151,613,151,176]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFF4C9DBEFF5E" bold="true" box="[151,428,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax javanicus</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1859)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Giant moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFF679F4DFF16" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,357]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B84FF679E57FF3B" bold="true" box="[441,581,188,213]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens observed and photographed at St. CTR 12, CTR 14, CTR 16, PR 105. ANSP material (ANSP 126249).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFEDF9961FE8B" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,357]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East Africa and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3950FEDF9813FEF3" box="[877,1025,260,285]" name="Mozambique" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
Channel east to Hawaiian Islands,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3AAAFEFC9CFCFEAE" box="[151,238,295,320]" name="Pitcairn" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Pitcairn</collectingCountry>
Group and Cocos
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3BF7FEFC9E03FEAE" box="[458,529,295,320]" name="Iceland" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Island</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Western
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3EF8FEFC993EFEAE" box="[1221,1324,295,320]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3F5AFEF39D1EFE8B" name="New Caledonia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found in crevices of lagoon and seaward reefs; juveniles on the intertidal reef flat,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3E85FE979902FE8A" box="[1208,1296,332,357]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" metricValueMax="5.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="25.0" valueMax="50.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3EE9FE979902FE8A" box="[1236,1296,332,357]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">50 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFE4F9F44FE43" blockId="18.[151,1436,404,536]" box="[151,854,404,429]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFE4F9E7FFE43" authority="Bohlke, 2000" authorityName="Bohlke" authorityYear="2000" box="[151,621,404,429]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kontodontos">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFE4F9E7FFE43" bold="true" box="[151,621,404,429]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFE4F9DD9FE43" bold="true" box="[151,459,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax kontodontos</emphasis>
Böhlke, 2000
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Short-tooth moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFE639ED9FDF6" blockId="18.[151,1436,404,536]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B89FE6C9E2DFE3E" bold="true" box="[436,575,439,464]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3816FE079E82FE1A" box="[555,656,476,500]" name="Comoros" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Comores</collectingCountry>
and Chagos Archipelago east to Johnston and Line islands, south to Coral Sea. Found in coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E383CFDDB9E75FDF9" box="[513,615,512,536]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="15.0" valueMax="20.0" valueMin="10.0">
10
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3817FDDB9E75FDF9" box="[554,615,512,536]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">20 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFD9C9F48FD8E" blockId="18.[151,1436,583,752]" box="[151,858,583,608]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFD9C9EBAFD8E" authority="Bleeker, 1864" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1864" box="[151,680,583,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="margaritophorus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFD9C9EBAFD8E" bold="true" box="[151,680,583,608]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFD9C9E10FD8E" bold="true" box="[151,514,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax margaritophorus</emphasis>
Bleeker, 1864
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Pearly moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFDB79DC7FD46" blockId="18.[151,1436,583,752]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3BFCFDB79E43FD6B" bold="true" box="[449,593,620,645]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on CAS and WAM material (CAS 65762, 65764, 65765; WAM P.30619-024).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFD6F98EDFD1E" blockId="18.[151,1436,583,752]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E38ACFD6F9F37FD23" box="[657,805,692,717]" name="South Africa" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">South Africa</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E390CFD6F9FAAFD23" box="[817,952,692,717]" name="Madagascar" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
and Mascarenes east to Johnston and Line islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E38E9FD0C9F2DFD1E" box="[724,831,727,752]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3E7EFD0C9889FD01" box="[1091,1179,727,752]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" metricValueMax="2.5" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="13.0" valueMax="25.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3E60FD0C9889FD01" box="[1117,1179,727,752]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">25 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFCC498CEFC26" blockId="18.[151,1436,799,968]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFCC498A7FCD6" bold="true" box="[151,1205,799,824]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFCC49E37FCD6" authority="Schultz" authorityName="Schultz" box="[151,549,799,824]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melatremus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFCC49DD7FCD6" bold="true" box="[151,453,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax melatremus</emphasis>
Schultz
</taxonomicName>
in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander &amp; Woods, 1953
</emphasis>
—Dwarf moray STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B84FC9F9E57FCB3" bold="true" box="[441,581,836,861]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens observed and photographed at St. CTR 28, CTR 31. CAS, ROM and WAM material (CAS 65760, 65761, 65763; ROM 66897; WAM P.30624-008). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to Hawaiian and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E39E7FC579882FC4B" box="[986,1168,908,933]" name="Pitcairn" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Pitcairn islands</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3801FC749EB4FC26" box="[572,678,943,968]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Found in crevices of coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3E1CFC74986BFC29" box="[1057,1145,943,968]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.95" metricValueMax="5.8" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="29.5" valueMax="58.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3E06FC74986BFC29" box="[1083,1145,943,968]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">58 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFC2C9F57FBFE" blockId="18.[151,1437,1015,1149]" box="[151,837,1015,1040]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFC2C9E79FBFE" authority="Bohlke, 2000" authorityName="Bohlke" authorityYear="2000" box="[151,619,1015,1040]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microstictus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFC2C9E79FBFE" bold="true" box="[151,619,1015,1040]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFC2C9DD8FBFE" bold="true" box="[151,458,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax microstictus</emphasis>
Böhlke, 2000
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Smallspot moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFBC79E5FFB93" blockId="18.[151,1437,1015,1149]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B89FBC79E2DFBDB" bold="true" box="[436,575,1052,1077]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.31213-037). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E38ABFBE49F11FBB6" box="[662,771,1087,1112]" name="Indonesia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3954FBE49FF5FBB6" box="[873,999,1087,1112]" name="Philippines" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Philippines</collectingCountry>
and New
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3E57FBE498ACFBB6" box="[1130,1214,1087,1112]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Guinea</collectingCountry>
, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3F04FB9B998AFBB9" box="[1337,1432,1088,1111]" name="Vanuatu" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Vanuatu</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3BAFFBBF9DF8FB92" box="[402,490,1124,1149]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.75" metricValueMax="3.0" metricValueMin="0.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="17.5" valueMax="30.0" valueMin="5.0">
5
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3B93FBBF9DF8FB92" box="[430,490,1124,1149]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">30 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFB779F2CFB2B" blockId="18.[151,1437,1196,1328]" box="[151,830,1196,1221]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFB779E9AFB2B" authority="Bleeker, 1856" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1856" box="[151,648,1196,1221]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="monochrous">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFB779E9AFB2B" bold="true" box="[151,648,1196,1221]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFB779DDDFB2B" bold="true" box="[151,463,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax monochrous</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1856)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Brown moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFB0B9917FADE" blockId="18.[151,1437,1196,1328]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B89FB149E2DFB06" bold="true" box="[436,575,1231,1256]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on BPBM material (BPBM 15812). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3927FB2F9F8AFAE3" box="[794,920,1268,1293]" name="Philippines" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Philippines</collectingCountry>
and New
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3E2AFB2F9879FAE3" box="[1047,1131,1268,1293]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Guinea</collectingCountry>
, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3EDEFB2E998AFAE3" box="[1251,1432,1268,1293]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Cryptic in sheltered coral reefs, including mangrove habitats,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3976FAC39FB1FAC1" box="[843,931,1304,1328]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.05" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="10.5" valueMax="20.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3959FAC39FB1FAC1" box="[868,931,1304,1328]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">20 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFA849F35FA96" blockId="18.[151,1436,1375,1509]" box="[151,807,1375,1400]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAFA849E69FA96" authority="Smith, 1962" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1962" box="[151,635,1375,1400]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phasmatodes">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFA849E69FA96" bold="true" box="[151,635,1375,1400]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAFA849DC1FA96" bold="true" box="[151,467,1375,1400]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax phasmatodes</emphasis>
(Smith, 1962)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Ghost moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAFA5F9874FA0B" blockId="18.[151,1436,1375,1509]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA05FF9E393DFA5F9FCDFA72" author="Bohlke" box="[768,991,1412,1437]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" refString="Bohlke, E. B. (1997 b) Notes on the identity of elongate unpatterned Indo-Pacific morays, with description of a new species (Muraenidae, Subfamily Muraninae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 147, 89 - 109." type="journal article" year="1997" yearSuffix="b">Böhlke (1997b: 99)</bibRefCitation>
. BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E38CDFA739F27FA2E" box="[752,821,1448,1472]" name="Oman" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Oman</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E39A9FA7C9800FA2E" box="[916,1042,1447,1472]" name="Philippines" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Philippines</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3E72FA739923FA2E" box="[1103,1329,1447,1472]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3E72FA739881FA51" box="[1103,1171,1448,1471]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Tetraodontidae" genus="Canthigaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tetraodontiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="199" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="papua">Papua</taxonomicName>
New Guinea
</collectingCountry>
, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3B17FA179D85FA0B" box="[298,407,1484,1509]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Found in shallow waters, often in tidal pools,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3996FA179811FA0A" box="[939,1027,1484,1508]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="5.0" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E39F5FA179811FA0A" box="[968,1027,1484,1508]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">10 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF9CF9EF2F9C3" blockId="18.[151,1437,1556,1760]" box="[151,736,1556,1581]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAF9CF9E1CF9C3" authority="Ahl, 1789" authorityName="Ahl" authorityYear="1789" box="[151,526,1556,1581]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAF9CF9E1CF9C3" bold="true" box="[151,526,1556,1581]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAF9CF9D90F9C3" bold="true" box="[151,386,1556,1581]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax pictus</emphasis>
(Ahl, 1789)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Peppered moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF9E39EDAF99B" blockId="18.[151,1437,1556,1760]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B89F9EC9E2DF9BE" bold="true" box="[436,575,1591,1616]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 25. AMS and WAM material (AMS I.16671-044; WAM P.29624-082).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF95B9890F90E" blockId="18.[151,1437,1556,1760]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu-Natal (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3EA2F9A4992AF976" box="[1183,1336,1663,1688]" name="South Africa" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">South Africa</collectingCountry>
) east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3AAAF97E9CE1F952" box="[151,243,1701,1724]" name="Panama" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Panama</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu Islands and Minami Tori Shima, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3E0AF97F988CF953" box="[1079,1182,1700,1725]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
to
<geoCoordinate id="87C679ABDA05FF9E3EF0F97F9937F952" box="[1229,1317,1700,1724]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" precision="925" value="-23.5">23°30'S</geoCoordinate>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3F5AF97E9D1EF90E" name="New Caledonia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found on shallow reef flats, under rocks or in reef crevices,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3985F913980DF90E" box="[952,1055,1736,1760]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="50.0" valueMax="100.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E39E8F913980DF90E" box="[981,1055,1736,1760]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">100 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF8D49ED8F8C7" blockId="18.[151,1437,1807,1977]" box="[151,714,1807,1833]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA05FF9E3AAAF8D49E32F8C6" authority="Smith, 1962" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1962" box="[151,544,1807,1832]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pindae">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAF8D49E32F8C6" bold="true" box="[151,544,1807,1832]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3AAAF8D49D9EF8C6" bold="true" box="[151,396,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gymnothorax pindae</emphasis>
Smith, 1962
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Pinda moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF8EF9D26F89E" blockId="18.[151,1437,1807,1977]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA05FF9E3B84F8EF9E57F8A3" bold="true" box="[441,581,1844,1869]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on ANSP and WAM material (ANSP 131413; WAM P.30633-020).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA05FF9E3AAAF8A79FD2F857" blockId="18.[151,1437,1807,1977]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to Hawaiian and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3980F8A79862F87B" box="[957,1136,1916,1941]" name="Pitcairn" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Pitcairn islands</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA05FF9E3BB7F87B9DE5F857" box="[394,503,1952,1977]" name="Australia" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Cryptic in coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA05FF9E3938F87B9F4FF856" box="[773,861,1952,1976]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" metricValueMax="4.3" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="22.0" valueMax="43.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA05FF9E3922F87B9F4FF856" box="[799,861,1952,1976]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="generic">43 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFF4C9F6DFF5E" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,285]" box="[151,895,151,176]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFF4C9E8BFF5E" authority="Bleeker, 1853" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1853" box="[151,665,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyuranodon">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFF4C9E8BFF5E" bold="true" box="[151,665,151,176]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFF4C9DF2FF5E" bold="true" box="[151,480,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax polyuranodon</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1853)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Freshwater moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFF679839FEF3" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,285]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA04FF9F393DFF679FC3FF3A" author="Kailola" box="[768,977,188,213]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" refString="Kailola, P. J. (1975) A catalogue of the fish reference collection at the Kanudi Fisheries Research Laboratory, Port Moresby. Department of Agriculture, Stock &amp; Fisheries, Port Moresby, Research Bulletin, 16, 1 - 277." type="journal article" year="1975">Kailola (1975: 19)</bibRefCitation>
. KFRS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3807FF049EBFFF16" box="[570,685,223,248]" name="Sri Lanka" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Sri Lanka</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F392AFF049F47FF16" box="[791,853,223,248]" name="Palau" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Palau</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F39A5FF049FD0FF16" box="[920,962,223,248]" name="Fiji" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fiji</collectingCountry>
, north to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3E03FF0498ADFF16" box="[1086,1215,223,248]" name="Philippines" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Philippines</collectingCountry>
, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3AAAFEDF9CECFEF3" box="[151,254,260,285]" name="Australia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Australia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3B09FEDE9DF7FEF3" box="[308,485,260,285]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3BD2FEDF9E55FEF2" box="[495,583,260,284]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="5.0" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F3830FEDF9E55FEF2" box="[525,583,260,284]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">10 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFE979F2DFE8B" blockId="19.[151,1437,332,464]" box="[151,831,332,357]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFE979E6DFE8B" authority="Richardson, 1845" authorityName="Richardson" authorityYear="1845" box="[151,639,332,357]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reevesii">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFE979E6DFE8B" bold="true" box="[151,639,332,357]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFE979D87FE8B" bold="true" box="[151,405,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax reevesii</emphasis>
(Richardson, 1845)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Reeves' moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFEAB9EAFFE3E" blockId="19.[151,1437,332,464]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3B89FEB49E2DFE66" bold="true" box="[436,575,367,392]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens photographed at St. CTR 17. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F380AFE4F9EB6FE43" box="[567,676,404,429]" name="Indonesia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
east to Marquesas Islands and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3E1DFE4F987DFE42" box="[1056,1135,404,428]" name="Samoa" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Samoa</collectingCountry>
, north to southern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3F68FE4E998AFE42" box="[1365,1432,405,428]" name="Japan" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Japan</collectingCountry>
. Found on coral and rocky reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F383FFE6C9E48FE21" box="[514,602,439,464]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" metricValueMax="5.5" metricValueMin="0.3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="29.0" valueMax="55.0" valueMin="3.0">
3
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F3823FE6C9E48FE21" box="[542,602,439,464]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">55 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFE249F6CFDF6" blockId="19.[151,1437,511,680]" box="[151,894,511,536]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFE249E97FDF6" authority="Bleeker, 1852" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1852" box="[151,645,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="richardsonii">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFE249E97FDF6" bold="true" box="[151,645,511,536]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFE249DD9FDF6" bold="true" box="[151,459,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax richardsonii</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1852)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Richardson's moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFDFF9D26FD8E" blockId="19.[151,1437,511,680]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3B84FDFF9E57FDD3" bold="true" box="[441,581,548,573]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on ANSP and WAM material (ANSP 138719; WAM P.29595-013).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFDB7990DFD46" blockId="19.[151,1437,511,680]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to Mariana and Society islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3A89FD4B9D76FD46" box="[180,356,655,680]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found on shallow reef flats and in estuaries,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3958FD4B9FAFFD49" box="[869,957,656,680]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.5" metricValueMax="12.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="6.5" valueMax="12.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F3942FD4B9FAFFD49" box="[895,957,656,680]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">12 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFD0C9EFCFD1E" blockId="19.[151,1436,727,861]" box="[151,750,727,752]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFD0C9E22FD1E" authority="Bohlke, 1997" authorityName="Bohlke" authorityYear="1997" box="[151,560,727,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robinsi">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFD0C9E22FD1E" bold="true" box="[151,560,727,752]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFD0C9D9DFD1E" bold="true" box="[151,399,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax robinsi</emphasis>
Böhlke, 1997
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Robins' moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFD279F27FCB3" blockId="19.[151,1436,727,861]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA04FF9F39DEFD2798DCFCFB" author="Bohlke" box="[995,1230,764,789]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" refString="Bohlke, E. B. (1997 a) Gymnothorax robinsi (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae), a new dwarf moray with sexually dimorphic dentition from the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60 (3), 648 - 655." type="journal article" year="1997" yearSuffix="a">Böhlke (1997a: 649)</bibRefCitation>
. ANSP material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3815FCC49EB1FCD6" box="[552,675,799,824]" name="Seychelles" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3892FCC49F09FCD6" box="[687,795,799,824]" name="Maldives" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Maldives</collectingCountry>
;
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F391BFCC49F81FCD6" box="[806,915,799,824]" name="Indonesia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3985FCC49824FCD6" box="[952,1078,799,824]" name="Philippines" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Philippines</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3E50FCFB995BFCD6" box="[1133,1353,799,824]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3E50FCFB98A3FCD9" box="[1133,1201,800,823]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Tetraodontidae" genus="Canthigaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tetraodontiformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="199" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="papua">Papua</taxonomicName>
New Guinea
</collectingCountry>
. Found in mixed coral, sand and seagrass habitats,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3847FC9F9EC0FCB2" box="[634,722,836,861]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" metricValueMax="3.5" metricValueMin="0.5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="20.0" valueMax="35.0" valueMin="5.0">
5
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F38ABFC9F9EC0FCB2" box="[662,722,836,861]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">35 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFC579CF9FBFE" blockId="19.[151,1436,908,1149]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFC579E8AFC4B" authority="McClelland, 1844" authorityName="McClelland" authorityYear="1844" box="[151,664,908,933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rueppellii">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFC579E8AFC4B" bold="true" box="[151,664,908,933]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFC579DBEFC4B" bold="true" box="[151,428,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax rueppellii</emphasis>
(McClelland, 1844)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Banded moray, yellow-headed moray STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3B85FC749E56FC26" bold="true" box="[440,580,943,968]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on a specimen collected at St. CTR 17; photographed by Tan H. H. at St. PR 42 on
<date id="964C39ACDA04FF9F3BE0FC0F9E6AFC02" box="[477,632,980,1005]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" value="2012-11-15">15 Nov. 2012</date>
, and A. Berberian. ANSP and MNHN material (ANSP 117482; MNHN uncat.).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFBC79D40FB93" blockId="19.[151,1436,908,1149]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East Africa (south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F39BFFBC7980AFBDB" box="[898,1048,1052,1077]" name="Mozambique" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
) and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F38EBFBE49F2FFBB6" box="[726,829,1087,1112]" name="Australia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Australia</collectingCountry>
and Loyalty Islands. Found in crevices of coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3AAAFBBF9CFDFB92" box="[151,239,1124,1148]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="20.0" valueMax="40.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F3A8EFBBF9CFDFB92" box="[179,239,1124,1148]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">40 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFB779F0FFB2B" blockId="19.[151,1436,1196,1365]" box="[151,797,1196,1221]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFB779E21FB2B" authority="Hamilton, 1822" authorityName="Hamilton" authorityYear="1822" box="[151,563,1196,1221]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tile">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFB779E21FB2B" bold="true" box="[151,563,1196,1221]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFB779D70FB2B" bold="true" box="[151,354,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax tile</emphasis>
(Hamilton, 1822)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Indian mud moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFB0B9E1FFAE2" blockId="19.[151,1436,1196,1365]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3B86FB149E5BFB06" bold="true" box="[443,585,1231,1256]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221. NTUM material (NTUM 10221).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFAC398B4FABB" blockId="19.[151,1436,1196,1365]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3816FACC9E77FADE" box="[555,613,1303,1328]" name="India" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">India</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3882FACC9F2FFADE" box="[703,829,1303,1328]" name="Philippines" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Philippines</collectingCountry>
and New
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3989FACC981BFADE" box="[948,1033,1303,1328]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Guinea</collectingCountry>
. Found in muddy estuaries, inshore reef habitats, entering rivers and streams,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3856FAE79ED1FABA" box="[619,707,1340,1364]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.5" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="5.5" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F38BBFAE79ED1FABA" box="[646,707,1340,1364]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">10 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFA5F9F06FA73" blockId="19.[151,1437,1412,1616]" box="[151,788,1412,1437]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAFA5F9E29FA73" authority="Seale, 1906" authorityName="Seale" authorityYear="1906" box="[151,571,1412,1437]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zonipectis">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFA5F9E29FA73" bold="true" box="[151,571,1412,1437]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAFA5F9DA2FA73" bold="true" box="[151,432,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gymnothorax zonipectis</emphasis>
Seale, 1906
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Bar-tailed moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAFA739CE8F9E6" blockId="19.[151,1437,1412,1616]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang as
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F393AFA7C9FE8FA2E" box="[775,1018,1447,1472]" family="Muraenidae" genus="Lycodontis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zonipectis">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F393AFA7C9FE8FA2E" box="[775,1018,1447,1472]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Lycodontis zonipectis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA04FF9F3E1AFA7C991BFA2E" author="Kailola" box="[1063,1289,1447,1472]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" refString="Kailola, P. J. (1987 a) The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Volume one. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Research Bulletin, 41, i - xxxi + 1 - 194." type="journal article" year="1987" yearSuffix="a">Kailola (1987a: 45)</bibRefCitation>
. A specimen collected at St. CTR 17; another collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PB 33. ANSP, MNHN, NTUM, SMF and WAM material.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF9CF9911F9BE" blockId="19.[151,1437,1412,1616]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F388EF9CF9F58F9C3" box="[691,842,1556,1581]" name="South Africa" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">South Africa</collectingCountry>
east to Society and Marquesas islands, north to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3AAAF9EC9D0AF9BE" box="[151,280,1591,1616]" name="Philippines" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Philippines</collectingCountry>
, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3BD4F9EC9E42F9BE" box="[489,592,1591,1616]" name="Australia" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Australia</collectingCountry>
at
<geoCoordinate id="87C679ABDA04FF9F384FF9EC9EDFF9BE" box="[626,717,1591,1616]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" precision="925" value="-15.833333">15°50'S</geoCoordinate>
. Found in crevices of coral reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3E75F9E398B2F9BE" box="[1096,1184,1592,1616]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.05" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="20.5" valueMax="40.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F3E5CF9E398B2F9BE" box="[1121,1184,1592,1616]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">40 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF9A49EFFF977" blockId="19.[151,1436,1663,1797]" box="[151,749,1663,1689]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAF9A49E3AF976" authority="Parr, 1930" authorityName="Parr" authorityYear="1930" box="[151,552,1663,1688]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Monopenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuta">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAF9A49E3AF976" bold="true" box="[151,552,1663,1688]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAF9A49D81F979" bold="true" box="[151,403,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Monopenchelys acuta</emphasis>
(Parr, 1930)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Redface moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF97F9941F8EB" blockId="19.[151,1436,1663,1797]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3B89F97F9E2DF953" bold="true" box="[436,575,1700,1725]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PD 32. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Scattered localities in western Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific, east to Hawaiian Islands and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F3B20F9379D5AF8EB" box="[285,328,1772,1797]" name="Fiji" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fiji</collectingCountry>
. Found in coral and rocky reef habitats,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3937F9379F62F8EA" box="[778,880,1772,1797]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" metricValueMax="4.5" metricValueMin="1.3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="29.0" valueMax="45.0" valueMin="13.0">
13
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F390EF9379F62F8EA" box="[819,880,1772,1797]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">45 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF8EF9F56F8A3" blockId="19.[151,1436,1844,1977]" box="[151,836,1844,1869]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA04FF9F3AAAF8EF9E7EF8A3" authority="Bleeker, 1858" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1858" box="[151,620,1844,1869]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Pseudechidna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brummeri">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAF8EF9E7EF8A3" bold="true" box="[151,620,1844,1869]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA04FF9F3AAAF8EF9DA1F8A3" bold="true" box="[151,435,1844,1869]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Pseudechidna brummeri</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1858)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—White ribbon eel
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF8839FF0F89E" blockId="19.[151,1436,1844,1977]" box="[151,994,1879,1904]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA04FF9F393DF88C9FCCF89E" author="Kailola" box="[768,990,1879,1904]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" refString="Kailola, P. J. (1987 a) The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Volume one. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Research Bulletin, 41, i - xxxi + 1 - 194." type="journal article" year="1987" yearSuffix="a">Kailola (1987a: 45)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA04FF9F3AAAF8A79F1AF857" blockId="19.[151,1436,1844,1977]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA04FF9F38ECF8A79F7AF87B" box="[721,872,1916,1941]" name="Cook Islands" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Cook Islands</collectingCountry>
, north to Ryukyu Islands. Found on sand or coral rubble bottoms in shallow coastal reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA04FF9F3866F87B9EB7F856" box="[603,677,1952,1976]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" metricValueMax="8.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="4.5" valueMax="8.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA04FF9F384AF87B9EB7F856" box="[631,677,1952,1976]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="generic">8 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFF4C9F0EFF5E" blockId="20.[151,1436,151,320]" box="[151,796,151,176]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFF4C9E72FF5E" authority="Garman, 1888" authorityName="Garman" authorityYear="1888" box="[151,608,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Rhinomuraena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quaesita">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFF4C9E72FF5E" bold="true" box="[151,608,151,176]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFF4C9DBCFF5E" bold="true" box="[151,430,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Rhinomuraena quaesita</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983B88FF4C9E0EFF5E" box="[437,540,151,176]" name="Germany" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Garman</collectingCountry>
, 1888
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Ribbon moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFF679D73FEAE" blockId="20.[151,1436,151,320]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983B8EFF679E2FFF3B" bold="true" box="[435,573,188,213]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on specimens photographed by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983812FF049EA4FF16" box="[559,694,223,248]" name="Madagascar" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983928FF049F6BFF16" box="[789,889,223,248]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Marshall</collectingCountry>
and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983BB7FEDF9DE5FEF3" box="[394,503,260,285]" name="Australia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Found in sand burrows of coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs,
<quantity id="250AB289DA03FF983E8EFEDF9919FEF2" box="[1203,1291,260,285]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.4" metricValueMax="6.7" metricValueMin="0.1" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="34.0" valueMax="67.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA03FF983EF0FEDF9919FEF2" box="[1229,1291,260,285]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="generic">67 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFEB49F46FE66" blockId="20.[151,1436,367,573]" box="[151,852,367,392]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFEB49E52FE66" authority="Hamilton, 1822" authorityName="Hamilton" authorityYear="1822" box="[151,576,367,392]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sathete">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFEB49E52FE66" bold="true" box="[151,576,367,392]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFEB49D7DFE66" bold="true" box="[151,367,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Strophidon sathete</emphasis>
(Hamilton, 1822)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Giant estuarine moray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFE4F9F5EFE3E" blockId="20.[151,1436,367,573]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983BF8FE4F9E47FE43" bold="true" box="[453,597,404,429]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New record</emphasis>
from Madang; previously reported as
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983E15FE4F9906FE42" box="[1064,1300,404,429]" family="Muraenidae" genus="Thyrsoidea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrura">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983E15FE4F9906FE42" box="[1064,1300,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Thyrsoidea macrura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF983F74FE4F9D0EFE3E" author="Kailola" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Kailola, P. J. (1987 a) The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Volume one. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Research Bulletin, 41, i - xxxi + 1 - 194." type="journal article" year="1987" yearSuffix="a">Kailola (1987a: 45)</bibRefCitation>
. AMS material (AMS I.16668-012, I.16670-004).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFE079E81FDD3" blockId="20.[151,1436,367,573]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983939FE079F87FE1B" box="[772,917,476,501]" name="South Africa" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">South Africa</collectingCountry>
east to Mariana and Society islands, north to southern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983B3DFDDB9D51FDF9" box="[256,323,512,535]" name="Japan" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Japan</collectingCountry>
, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983827FE249E93FDF6" box="[538,641,511,536]" name="Australia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Australia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983887FDDB9F7EFDF6" box="[698,876,511,536]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
. Found on mud bottoms, living in burrows,
<quantity id="250AB289DA03FF983F59FE249CA2FDD2" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" metricValueMax="15.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="8.0" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA03FF983F42FE249CA2FDD2" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="generic">15 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFDB79F28FD6B" blockId="20.[151,1436,620,824]" box="[151,826,620,645]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFDB79E54FD6B" authority="Ruppell, 1838" authorityName="Ruppell" authorityYear="1838" box="[151,582,620,645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="concolor">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFDB79E54FD6B" bold="true" box="[151,582,620,645]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFDB79D88FD6B" bold="true" box="[151,410,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius concolor</emphasis>
Rüppell, 1838
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Brown snakemoray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFD4B9F6BFD23" blockId="20.[151,1436,620,824]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF9838C6FD549FD9FD46" author="Kailola" box="[763,971,655,680]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Kailola, P. J. (1975) A catalogue of the fish reference collection at the Kanudi Fisheries Research Laboratory, Port Moresby. Department of Agriculture, Stock &amp; Fisheries, Port Moresby, Research Bulletin, 16, 1 - 277." type="journal article" year="1975">Kailola (1975: 21)</bibRefCitation>
. Specimens collected at St. PB 0 7, and by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221. KFRS, NTUM, SMF and WAM material.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFD039D0EFCD6" blockId="20.[151,1436,620,824]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa east to Line and Society islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983B80FD279E35FCFB" box="[445,551,764,789]" name="Australia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Found on shallow reefs and in mangrove habitats,
<quantity id="250AB289DA03FF983E51FD2798D7FCFA" box="[1132,1221,764,788]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.5" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="5.5" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="1.0">
1
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA03FF983EBAFD2798D7FCFA" box="[1159,1221,764,788]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="generic">10 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Transitional water and marine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AAE84CE7DA03FF983AAAFCBC9E21FC03" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFCBC9E21FC03" blockId="20.[151,1436,871,1077]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFCBC9E4FFC6E" ID-CoL="7DYZ8" authority="Regan, 1909" authorityName="Regan" authorityYear="1909" box="[151,605,871,896]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciolatus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFCBC9E4FFC6E" bold="true" box="[151,605,871,896]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFCBC9DA3FC6E" bold="true" box="[151,433,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius fasciolatus</emphasis>
(Regan, 1909)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Blotched moray, banded snakemoray STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang in original description of
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983E3BFC5698E9FC4B" ID-CoL="7DYZB" box="[1030,1275,908,933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="goslinei">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983E3BFC5698E9FC4B" box="[1030,1275,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius goslinei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF983F1AFC579D8AFC26" author="McCosker" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="McCosker, J. E. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1977) Three new species of Indo-Pacific moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 41 (3), 161 - 168." type="journal article" year="1977">McCosker &amp; Randall (1977: 167)</bibRefCitation>
; record confirmed by
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF9838B3FC749FC4FC26" author="Allen" box="[654,982,943,968]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Allen, G. R. &amp; Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. I - III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. x + 1 - 424 + end note, pp. 425 - 855 &amp; preface + map + contents + pp. 857 - 1260.]" type="book chapter" year="2012">Allen &amp; Erdmann (2012: 97)</bibRefCitation>
; a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221. ANSP and NTUM material.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AAE84CE7DA03FF983AAAFC239CFDFBDB" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFC239CFDFBDB" blockId="20.[151,1436,871,1077]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983818FC2C9E80FBFE" box="[549,658,1015,1040]" name="Indonesia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF9838DAFC2C9F37FBFE" box="[743,805,1015,1040]" name="Palau" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Palau</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983967FC2C981CFBFE" box="[858,1038,1015,1040]" name="Kiribati" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Phoenix Islands</collectingCountry>
, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983E44FC2C9924FBFE" box="[1145,1334,1015,1040]" name="Solomon Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Solomon Islands</collectingCountry>
,
<quantity id="250AB289DA03FF983F7CFC23998AFBE1" box="[1345,1432,1016,1040]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="5.0" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="0.0">
0
<specimenCount id="F4F4D4E5DA03FF983F63FC23998AFBE1" box="[1374,1432,1016,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="generic">10 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AAE84CE7DA03FF983AAAFBBF9FB8F9BE" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFBBF9FA8FB93" blockId="20.[151,1437,1124,1256]" box="[151,954,1124,1149]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFBBF9EDFFB93" ID-CoL="7DYZJ" authority="McCosker &amp; Randall, 1977" authorityName="McCosker &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1977" box="[151,717,1124,1149]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kamar">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFBBF9EDFFB93" bold="true" box="[151,717,1124,1149]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFBBF9D92FB93" bold="true" box="[151,384,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius kamar</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF983BBBFBBF9EDFFB93" author="McCosker" box="[390,717,1124,1149]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="McCosker, J. E. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1977) Three new species of Indo-Pacific moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 41 (3), 161 - 168." type="journal article" year="1977">McCosker &amp; Randall, 1977</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Moon snakemoray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFB539F3CFB06" blockId="20.[151,1437,1124,1256]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983B89FB5C9E2CFB4E" bold="true" box="[436,574,1159,1184]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.31213-051). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF98392CFB779F67FB2B" box="[785,885,1196,1221]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Marshall</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF98398DFB779870FB2B" box="[944,1122,1196,1221]" name="Pitcairn" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Pitcairn islands</collectingCountry>
, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983EEAFB77998BFB2B" box="[1239,1433,1196,1221]" name="Solomon Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Solomon Islands</collectingCountry>
. Found on rubble bottoms near coral reefs,
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3
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. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFACC9F50FADE" blockId="20.[151,1436,1303,1437]" box="[151,834,1303,1328]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFACC9E4EFADE" ID-CoL="7DYXQ" authority="Hatooka, 1984" authorityName="Hatooka" authorityYear="1984" box="[151,604,1303,1328]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagoensis">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFACC9E4EFADE" bold="true" box="[151,604,1303,1328]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFACC9DBAFADE" bold="true" box="[151,424,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius nagoensis</emphasis>
Hatooka, 1984
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Nago snakemoray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFAE79871FA73" blockId="20.[151,1436,1303,1437]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983B89FAE79E2CFABB" bold="true" box="[436,574,1340,1365]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on CAS material (CAS 66103, 66104, 66105). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea; Ryukyu Islands;
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983968FABB983DFA96" box="[853,1071,1375,1400]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983968FABB9F8BFA99" ID-CoL="QNG6" box="[853,921,1376,1399]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Tetraodontidae" genus="Canthigaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tetraodontiformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="199" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="papua">Papua</taxonomicName>
New Guinea
</collectingCountry>
east to Society Islands, south to Queensland (
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983B17FA5F9D85FA73" box="[298,407,1412,1437]" name="Australia" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Australia</collectingCountry>
). Cryptic in caves and crevices of coral reefs,
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10
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. Marine.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFA179821FA0B" blockId="20.[151,1436,1484,1616]" box="[151,1075,1484,1509]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="25F264EFDA03FF983AAAFA179F09FA0B" ID-CoL="7DYXX" authority="McCosker &amp; Randall, 1977" authorityName="McCosker &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1977" box="[151,795,1484,1509]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Uropterygius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="xanthopterus">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFA179F09FA0B" bold="true" box="[151,795,1484,1509]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983AAAFA179DDFFA0B" bold="true" box="[151,461,1484,1509]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uropterygius xanthopterus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8663629DDA03FF983BE9FA179F09FA0B" author="McCosker" box="[468,795,1484,1509]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="McCosker, J. E. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1977) Three new species of Indo-Pacific moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 41 (3), 161 - 168." type="journal article" year="1977">McCosker &amp; Randall, 1977</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Yellowfin snakemoray
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E24D1F6CDA03FF983AAAFA2B9FB8F9BE" blockId="20.[151,1436,1484,1616]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
STATUS AT MADANG.
<emphasis id="D086C37EDA03FF983B89FA349E2CF9E6" bold="true" box="[436,574,1519,1544]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">New record</emphasis>
from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30621-019). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF98381BF9CF9E9CF9C3" box="[550,654,1556,1581]" name="Maldives" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Maldives</collectingCountry>
and Chagos Archipelago east to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983E3DF9CF9876F9C3" box="[1024,1124,1556,1581]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Marshall</collectingCountry>
and Tuamotu islands, south to
<collectingCountry id="9AE55FFCDA03FF983A89F9EC9D61F9BE" box="[180,371,1591,1616]" name="Solomon Islands" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Solomon Islands</collectingCountry>
. Lagoon and seaward coral reefs,
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2
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</quantity>
. Marine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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