Monopenchelys
| Redface moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Monopenchelys E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982 |
| Species: | M. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopenchelys acuta (A. E. Parr, 1930) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel,[2] is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Monopenchelys acuta at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Monopenchelys acuta at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Monopenchelys acuta" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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