Green moray
| Green moray | |
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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. funebris
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1840
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The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey, Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths down to 40 metres (130 ft). Its length is up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).
The common name "green moray" is also sometimes used to refer to the yellow moray, G. prasinus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Gymnothorax funebris" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gymnothorax funebris.
Wikispecies has information related to Gymnothorax funebris.
- National Aquarium - Green Moray Eel Fact Sheet
- Florida Museum of Natural History - Green Moray Fact Sheet
- Photos of Green moray on Sealife Collection
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