The Systematic reviewed and the specimens of Muraenidae in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea's Iranian waters

Species belonged to Muraenidae are members of the Anguiliformes order, comprise a group of fish fauna in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, which have ornamental, commercial and nourishing value. Such species undergone a study and the revising specimens for a whole year(from 2008 to 2009). The current research aims to revise the samples classification and systematic specimens of Muraenidae documented in museums, universities and research centers in Iran or collected from the fishing ports in Bushehr, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, Bandar lengeh and the findings were compared to the most valid Ichthyology references on fish fauna in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea; from the resulted total number of 27 eels, 13 samples belong to Muraenidae's family which comprises Gymnothorax sp, Gymnothorax kidako, Gymnothorax phasmatodes, Gymnothorax johnsoni , Rhinomuraena quaestia and Strophidon sathete were reported for the first time in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea's waters.