Gymnothorax niphostigmus

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Gymnothorax niphostigmus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. niphostigmus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax niphostigmus

Gymnothorax niphostigmus, the snowflake-patched moray, [2] is a moray eel found in the northwest Pacific Ocean around Taiwan. [3] It was first named by Chen, Shao, and Chen in 1996. [3]

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References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax niphostigmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195766A2414982. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195766A2414982.en . Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. Common names for Gymnothorax niphostigmus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Gymnothorax niphostigmus at www.fishbase.org.