Blotch-necked moray eel
| Blotch-necked moray eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. margaritophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864 | |
The blotch-necked moray (Gymnothorax margaritophorus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864,[1] and is also commonly known as the blackpearl moray, pearly moray, pearly reef-eel, or the trunk-eyed moray.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gymnothorax margaritophorus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax margaritophorus at www.fishbase.org.
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