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