Polygon moray
| Polygon moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. polygonius |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax polygonius Poey, 1875 | |
The polygon moray (Gymnothorax polygonius) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Madeira and Cape Verde, and the western central Atlantic from Cuba and the Trindade Island (Brazil), at depths down to 50 m, in coastal waters. Its length is up to 84 cm (33 in) TL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gymnothorax polygonius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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