Gymnothorax serratidens

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

Gymnothorax serratidens is a moray eel found in the southeast Pacific Ocean around Peru. [2] It was first named by Hildebrand and Barton in 1949. [2]

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References

  1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P. (2010). "Gymnothorax serratidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T183966A8207878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183966A8207878.en . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Gymnothorax serratidens at www.fishbase.org.