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Gymnothorax reticularis

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Gymnothorax reticularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. reticularis
Binomial name
Gymnothorax reticularis
Bloch, 1795

Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795,[1] and is commonly known as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or the spotted moray.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Gymnothorax reticularis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Gymnothorax_reticularis.pdf
  3. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.