Spotted moray eel

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Spotted moray eel
Gymnothorax isingteena.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. isingteena
Binomial name
Gymnothorax isingteena

The spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax isingteena) is a species of moray eel found in coral reefs of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [2] It was first named by John Richardson in 1845. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax isingteena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195740A2410850. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195740A2410850.en . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Gymnothorax isingteena at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Gymnothorax isingteena at www.fishbase.org.