Panamic green moray eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. castaneus |
Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) |
The panamic green moray eel is a large moray eel in the Pacific.[1] Common names are panamic green moray eel and, more rarely, chestnut moray eel.
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The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. [2]
The panamic green moray grows to about 1.5m in length. [2] It is brown to brownish green. [3]
Reef associated waters between 3m and 36m depth. [2]