41: MURAENIDAE (MORAY EELS)
or black blotch; inside of mouth bright yellow. Attains 100
cm. Known only from Transkei to Zanzibar, Red Sea and
Hawaii.
41.19 Gymnothorax nudivomer: 65 cm (Inhaca Id.).
41.20 Gymnothorax permistus
(Smith, 1962)
Reticulated moray
Netpatroon-bontpaling
Lycodontis favagineus (non Bloch & Schneider): Smith, SFSA No.
1127*; 1962: 433*. Lycodontis tessel/ata (non Richardson): Smith, SFSA
No. II 27a* . Lycodontis permistus Smith, 1962a: 433, PI. 55 A & B (Mahe,
Seychelles) .
Head 7.5-8.2, depth 18-22. Uniserial, sharp teeth on jaws, the front few
larger; a few depressible fangs on intermaxillary; uniserial, much smaller
teeth on vomer. Vertebrae 143-144.
Colour yellowish white, marked with large, irregular,
dark brownish blotches which are fewer and more rounded
in young. Attains 66 cm. Transkei to Delagoa Bay; Tanzania and Seychelles but nowhere abundant.
41.20 Gymnothorax permistus: top: 54.5 cm holotype; bottom: 13 cm juvenile
(both Mahe, Seychelles).
41.21 Gymnothorax phasmatodes
(Smith, 1962)
Ghost moray
Spook-bontpaling
Lycodontis phasmatodes Smith , 1962: 436, PI. 53 B, C & I (Inhaca);
Smith, 1969: 296.
Head 10-11, depth 30-33. Uniserial teeth on jaws; a few depressible
fangs on intermaxillary; uniserial, smaller teeth on vomer. Vertebrae 166170.
172
Colour pale yellow, lighter below, D margin light blue.
Attains 46 cm. Lives in sand or rubble; Delagoa Bay and
Pinda, Mozambique.
41.21 Gymnothorax phasmatodes: 46.5 cm holotype (Inhaca Id.). Arrows indicate gill opening and anus.
41.22 Gymnothorax richardsoni
(Bleeker, 1852)
Spotted-lip moray
Spikkellip-bontpaling
Muraena richardsoni Bleeker, 1852: 296 (Indonesia); 1864: 100* . Gymnothorax richardsoni: Smith, 1961: 572, No. 1125a. Lycodontis
richardsoni: Smith, 1962: 438*.
Head 6-7, depth 14-16. Uniserial teeth on jaws; a few larger, depressible teeth on intermaxillary; biserial conical teeth on vomer. Vertebrae
112-117.
Colour dark brown or greyish with darker mottling; chin
and throat lighter, lip pores within white spots. Attains 31
cm. Delagoa Bay northwards; Indo-Pacific.
41.22 Gymnothorax richardsoni: 31 cm (N. Mozambique). Arrow indicates anus
or black blotch; inside of mouth bright yellow. Attains 100
cm. Known only from Transkei to Zanzibar, Red Sea and
Hawaii.
41.19 Gymnothorax nudivomer: 65 cm (Inhaca Id.).
41.20 Gymnothorax permistus
(Smith, 1962)
Reticulated moray
Netpatroon-bontpaling
Lycodontis favagineus (non Bloch & Schneider): Smith, SFSA No.
1127*; 1962: 433*. Lycodontis tessel/ata (non Richardson): Smith, SFSA
No. II 27a* . Lycodontis permistus Smith, 1962a: 433, PI. 55 A & B (Mahe,
Seychelles) .
Head 7.5-8.2, depth 18-22. Uniserial, sharp teeth on jaws, the front few
larger; a few depressible fangs on intermaxillary; uniserial, much smaller
teeth on vomer. Vertebrae 143-144.
Colour yellowish white, marked with large, irregular,
dark brownish blotches which are fewer and more rounded
in young. Attains 66 cm. Transkei to Delagoa Bay; Tanzania and Seychelles but nowhere abundant.
41.20 Gymnothorax permistus: top: 54.5 cm holotype; bottom: 13 cm juvenile
(both Mahe, Seychelles).
41.21 Gymnothorax phasmatodes
(Smith, 1962)
Ghost moray
Spook-bontpaling
Lycodontis phasmatodes Smith , 1962: 436, PI. 53 B, C & I (Inhaca);
Smith, 1969: 296.
Head 10-11, depth 30-33. Uniserial teeth on jaws; a few depressible
fangs on intermaxillary; uniserial, smaller teeth on vomer. Vertebrae 166170.
172
Colour pale yellow, lighter below, D margin light blue.
Attains 46 cm. Lives in sand or rubble; Delagoa Bay and
Pinda, Mozambique.
41.21 Gymnothorax phasmatodes: 46.5 cm holotype (Inhaca Id.). Arrows indicate gill opening and anus.
41.22 Gymnothorax richardsoni
(Bleeker, 1852)
Spotted-lip moray
Spikkellip-bontpaling
Muraena richardsoni Bleeker, 1852: 296 (Indonesia); 1864: 100* . Gymnothorax richardsoni: Smith, 1961: 572, No. 1125a. Lycodontis
richardsoni: Smith, 1962: 438*.
Head 6-7, depth 14-16. Uniserial teeth on jaws; a few larger, depressible teeth on intermaxillary; biserial conical teeth on vomer. Vertebrae
112-117.
Colour dark brown or greyish with darker mottling; chin
and throat lighter, lip pores within white spots. Attains 31
cm. Delagoa Bay northwards; Indo-Pacific.
41.22 Gymnothorax richardsoni: 31 cm (N. Mozambique). Arrow indicates anus