Muraena augusti

Muraena augusti
	Muraena augusti with Lysmata grabhami
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Muraena
Species:	M. augusti
Binomial name
	Muraena augusti; (Kaup, 1856)
	Distribution of Muraena augusti
Synonyms
	Thyrsoidea augusti Kaup, 1856; Murenophis augusti (Kaup, 1856); Thryrsoidea augusti Kaup, 1856 (misspelling);

Muraena augusti is a moray eel found on the eastern Atlantic ocean on waters surrounding the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde (collectively known as Macaronesia).^[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Thyrsoidea.^[3] It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 0 to 250 metres (0 to 820 ft), most often at around 0 to 50 metres (0 to 164 ft).^[3]

References

^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Muraena augusti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195810A2421141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195810A2421141.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ Synonyms of Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.

External links

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[1] Smith, D.G. (2015). "Muraena augusti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195810A2421141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195810A2421141.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[2] Synonyms of Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-3] Muraena augusti at www.fishbase.org.

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