Gymnothorax prismodon

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

Gymnothorax prismodon is a moray eel found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. [2] It is commonly known as the sawtooth moray. [3]

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References

  1. Böhlke, Eugenia B.; John E. Randall (14 April 2000). "A Review of the Moray eels (Angulliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 150: 203–278. JSTOR   4065071.
  2. Gymnothorax prismodon at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Gymnothorax prismodon at www.fishbase.org.