Geometric moray

Geometric moray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. griseus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax griseus
(Lacépède, 1803)

The geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus), [1] [2] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae [3] [4] [5] found throughout the western Indian Ocean at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 65 cm.

References

  1. ↑ Debelius, Helmut (2001). Red Sea reef guide. p. 15.
  2. ↑ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 39.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnothorax griseus" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
  4. ↑ Geometric Moray - Gymnothorax griseus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ↑ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Peppered moray at Siyul Kebira (near Hurghada, Egypt)


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