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Ocellated moray

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Species of fish Not to be confused with the Caribbean ocellated moray, Gymnothorax ocellatus.

Ocellated moray
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. saxicola
Binomial name
Gymnothorax saxicola
D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891

The ocellated moray (Gymnothorax saxicola), also known as honeycomb moray, is a species of moray eel from the Western Atlantic. It occasionally is found in the aquarium trade. It grows to 60 cm in length.

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Gymnothorax saxicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195796A2418894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195796A2418894.en. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "List of Common Names for Honeycomb moray". Fishbase.se. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnothorax saxicola


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