Banded moray eel
| Banded moray eel | |
|---|---|
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. rueppelliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnothorax rueppellii McClelland, 1844 | |
Gymnothorax rueppelliae, also known as the Banded moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in Red Sea, East Africa to Hawaii, Tuamotu, Marquesas Islands, north of Ryukyu Islands and south of the Great Barrier Reef.[1] It is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with a 16-21 dark bars on the body and fins that become indistinct with growth, top of the head yellow and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth. [2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2011):Gymnothorax rueppelliae Fishes of Australia.
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