Abbott's moray eel
| Abbott's 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. eurostus
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| Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860)
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Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus), also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific, antitropical[1] in distribution. It is found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 60 cm. Abbott's moray eel is a shallow-water, inshore reef species, though not often seen. They are voracious nocturnal carnivores feeding mostly on reef fishes.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnothorax eurostus". FishBase. June 2006 version.
- ^ Bray, Dianne. "Stout Moray, Gymnothorax eurostus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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