Gymnothorax punctatus

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Gymnothorax punctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Elopomorpha
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. punctatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax punctatus
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801

Gymnothorax punctatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Red Sea.[1] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801,[1] and is commonly known as the Red Sea whitespotted moray or the Whitespotted moray.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.
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