Muraena augusti

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Muraena augusti
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Muraena augusti with Lysmata grabhami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. augusti
Binomial name
Muraena augusti
(Kaup, 1856)
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Distribution of Muraena augusti
Synonyms [2]
  • Thyrsoidea augustiKaup, 1856
  • Murenophis augusti(Kaup, 1856)
  • Thryrsoidea augustiKaup, 1856 (misspelling)

Muraena augusti is a moray eel found on the eastern Atlantic ocean on waters surrounding the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde (collectively known as Macaronesia). [3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Thyrsoidea . [3] It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 0 to 250 metres (0 to 820 ft), most often at around 0 to 50 metres (0 to 164 ft). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Muraena augusti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T195810A2421141. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195810A2421141.en . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.
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