Is the elusive Gymnothorax polyuranodon really a freshwater moray?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-79

  Ebner, B C ^a,b   Kroll, B ^c   Godfrey, P ^a,d   Thuesen, P A ^d,e   Vallance, T ^f   Pusey, B ^a   Allen, G R ^g   Rayner, T S ^h   Perna, C N ^d,i  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Pigfish   (Australia)

^c Cairns Ultimate Aquarium   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^f Tropical River Consulting   (Australia)

^g WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ Efish Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anguilliformes; Elusive species; Expert knowledge; Muraenidae; Rarity; Salinity

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; EEL; RIVER; SALINITY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; EELS; FRESH WATER; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

ANGUILLIFORMES; GYMNOTHORAX POLYURANODON; MURAENIDAE;

EID: 80955178798     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02987.x     Document Type: Article

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