Caribbean ocellated moray eel
| Caribbean ocellated moray | |
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| Gymnothorax ocellatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 | |
The Caribbean ocellated moray (Gymnothorax ocellatus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831,[1] and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
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