Gymnothorax punctatus

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

Gymnothorax punctatus is a moray eel.

Habitat

It is found in coral reefs in the Red Sea. [2]

Naming

It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801, [2] and is commonly known as the Red Sea whitespotted moray or the whitespotted moray. [3]

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References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195788A2417908.
  2. 1 2 Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.