| Gymnothorax bathyphilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. bathyphilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax bathyphilus Randall & McCosker, 1975 |
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Gymnothorax bathyphilus is a deep water moray eel found in the south Pacific Ocean, around Easter Island.[1] It was first named by Randall and McCosker in 1975,[1] and reaches a maximum length of about 76 centimetres. The type specimen was taken at a depth of 250 meters.[1]