| Brown speckled eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | |
The brown speckled eel or Steindachner's moray eel, Gymnothorax steindachneri, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean, around Hawaii. It was first named by Jordan and Evermann in 1903. It is rarely seen in the wild due to its aggressive nature. It will lie waiting for a passing animal, and then ambush it.
References
- Common names for Gymnothorax steindachneri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gymnothorax steindachneri at www.fishbase.org.
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| Gymnothorax steindachneri | |
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