Brown moray eel
| Brown moray eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
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The brown moray eel[2] (Gymnothorax unicolor) is a species of moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean[3] and Mediterranean.[1] It was first named by Delaroche in 1809.[3]
Distribution[edit]
The brown moray eel is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (in the coast of Portugal, in all the archipelagos of Macaronesia and Ascension Island) and on the Mediterranean.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Tighe, K. (2015). "Gymnothorax unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194973A2370131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194973A2370131.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
External links[edit]
- Photos of Brown moray eel on Sealife Collection
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