| Gymnothorax margaritophorus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. margaritophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 |
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Gymnothorax margaritophorus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864,[1] and is commonly known as the Blotch-necked moray, Blackpearl moray, Pearly moray eel, Pearly moray, Pearly reef-eel, or the Trunk-eyed moray.[2]