California moray
| California moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. mordax |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859) | |
The California moray (Gymnothorax mordax) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the eastern Pacific at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 152 cm. They live up to 30 years and have no pelvic or pectoral fins, or gill covers.
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California moray
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California moray
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California moray
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnothorax mordax" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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