Gymnothorax vicinus

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Gymnothorax vicinus
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)

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Larva of the purplemouth moray, Gymnothorax vicinus (Castlenau, 1855), Issue 14 of Leaflet series. By Bonnie Eldred, Florida. Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1970.
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