Muraena
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See also: muraena
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin muraena (“moray eel”).
Proper noun
Muraena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muraenidae – moray eels.
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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Muraena at World Register of Marine Species
