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Muraena pavonina
Muraena pavonina at Ascension Island
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Muraena
Species:	M. pavonina
Binomial name
Muraena pavonina J. Richardson, 1845

Muraena pavonina (whitespot moray) is a moray eel that occurs in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is found in holes and crevices at depth 2–60 m. This species has a maximum length of 51.2 cm (20.2 in).

References

1. Smith, D.G. (2015). Muraena pavonina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195811A2421260.en
2. Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.

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