Muraena augusti

Muraena augusti
Muraena augusti with Lysmata grabhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. augusti
Binomial name
Muraena augusti
(Kaup, 1856)
Distribution of Muraena augusti
Synonyms[2]
  • Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911
  • Muraenophis augusti (Kaup, 1856)
  • Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862
  • Thryrsoidea augusti Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
  • Thyrsoidea augusti Kaup, 1856

Muraena augusti is a species of moray eel found in waters surrounding Macaronesia, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] This moray eel occurs at a depth range of 0–250 m (0–820 ft), and is most often found between 0–50 m (0–164 ft).[3]

This species was first described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856 under the genus Thyrsoidea and latter transferred to Muraena.[3]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Muraena augusti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T195810A2421141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195810A2421141.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.
  • Media related to Muraena augusti at Wikimedia Commons
  • Photos of Muraena augusti in the Sealife Collection