Gymnothorax punctatus
Appearance
Gymnothorax punctatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. punctatus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
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Gymnothorax punctatus is a moray eel.
Habitat
[edit]It is found in coral reefs in the Red Sea.[2]
Naming
[edit]It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801,[2] and is commonly known as the Red Sea whitespotted moray or the whitespotted moray.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195788A2417908.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.