Gymnothorax arabicus

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Gymnothorax arabicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. arabicus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax arabicus
Smith, Bogorodsky, Dandar & Zajonz, 2024

Gymnothorax arabicus is a species of moray eel in the genus Gymnothorax . It was described in 2024 from Socotra, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. [1] Before its description, specimens of this species were confused with the similar false brown moray (Gymnothorax pseudoherrei), such as in the Persian Gulf. [2]

References

  1. Smith, David G.; Bogorodsky, Sergey V.; Dandar, James; Zajonz, Uwe (2024-07-10). "A new species of short unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Socotra Archipelago, with a redescription of Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke" . Zootaxa. 5477 (4): 465–474. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5477.4.4. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   39646069.
  2. Eagderi, Soheil; Fricke, Ronald; Esmaeili, Hamid; Jalili, Paria (2019). "Annotated checklist of the fishes of the Persian Gulf: Diversity and conservation status": 1–171. doi:10.22034/iji.v6i0.454 (inactive 2 June 2025). Retrieved 2025-03-09.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of June 2025 (link)