Ocellated moray
The ocellated moray (Gymnothorax saxicola) 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Gymnothorax saxicola" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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