REVIEW OF THE MORAY EEL GENUS SCUTICARIA AND INCLUDED SPECIES (PISCES, ANGUILLIFORMES, MURAENIDAE, UROPTERYGIINAE)

Authors
BOHLKE EB MCCOSKER JE
Citation
Eb. Bohlke et Je. Mccosker, REVIEW OF THE MORAY EEL GENUS SCUTICARIA AND INCLUDED SPECIES (PISCES, ANGUILLIFORMES, MURAENIDAE, UROPTERYGIINAE), Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 148, 1997, pp. 171-176
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00973157
Volume
148
Year of publication
1997
Pages
171 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0097-3157(1997)148:<171:ROTMEG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Scuticaria Jordan and Snyder, 1901, subfamily Uropterygiinae, is defin ed and recognized as a valid muraenid genus, with two species, S. okin awae (Jordan and Snyder, 1901) (previously known as Scuticaria bennett it) and S. tigrina (Lesson, 1828). The species are diagnosed, with not es on type specimens of the species and their synonyms; a lectotype is designated for Ichthyophis tigrinus. Gymnomuraena bennettii Gunther, 1870 is synonymized with Channomuraena vittata (Richardson, 1844). Dif ferences between Scuticaria tigrina and the similar-appearing Gymnotho rax polyuranodon (Bleeker, 1853) and Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1 909) are enumerated.