Muraena

See also: muraena

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin muraena (“moray eel”).

Proper noun

Muraena f

A taxonomic genus within the family Muraenidae – the moray eel.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Elopomorpha - superorder; Anguilliformes - order; Anguilloidei - suborder; Muraenidae - family; Muraeninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Muraena helena (Mediterranean moray) - type species; Muraena appendiculata, Muraena argus (white-spotted moray), Muraena augusti, Muraena australiae, Muraena clepsydra (hourglass moray), Muraena lentiginosa (jewel moray), Muraena melanotis (honeycomb moray), Muraena pavonina (whitespot moray), Muraena retifera (reticulate moray), Muraena robusta (stout moray), Muraena kidako (African mottled eel) - other species

References

Muraena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Muraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Muraena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Muraena at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Muraena at Encyclopedia of Life
Muraena at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Muraena at World Register of Marine Species

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