''Halimuraena'' is a
genus of
ray-finned fishes, classified under the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Congrogadinae
Congrogadinae is a subfamily of ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies that make up the family Pseudochromidae, these elongated fish are commonly called eel-blennies.
Characteristics
The species in the subfamily Congrogadidae have elongate ...
, the eel blennies, part of the
dottyback
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes, but this has been revised and the family is regarded as of uncertain affinities, or ''incertae sedis'' within the Ovalentaria, a cl ...
family,
Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as the
Mascarene Islands
The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ...
,
and north to Kenya, although the centre of the genus's distribution appears to be around Madagascar and the
Mozambique Channel.
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Species
The following species are classified in the genus ''Halimuraena'':Halimuraena hexagonata
''Halimuraena'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as the Mascarene Islands, an ...
'' J.L.B. Smith, 1952
* ''Halimuraena lepopareia
''Halimuraena'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as the Mascarene Islands
...
'' Winterbottom, 1980
* '' Halimuraena shakai'' Winterbottom, 1978 (Zulu snakelet)
References
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Congrogadinae