| Gymnothorax vicinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. vicinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) |
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Gymnothorax vicinus is a moray eel found in the Atlantic ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855,[1] and is commonly known as the Purplemouth moray.[1]