Gymnothorax hepaticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. hepaticus |
Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) |
Gymnothorax hepaticus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Eduard Rüppell in 1830,[1] and is commonly known as the Liver-colored moray eel.[2]