Brown speckled eel
| Brown speckled eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax steindachneri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | |
The brown speckled eel or Steindachner's moray eel,[1] Gymnothorax steindachneri, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean, around Hawaii.[2] It was first named by Jordan and Evermann in 1903.[2] It is rarely seen in the wild due to its aggressive nature. It will lie waiting for a passing animal, and then ambush it.
References
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax steindachneri at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gymnothorax steindachneri at www.fishbase.org.
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