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Muraena argus

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Muraena argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. argus
Binomial name
Muraena argus
(Steindachner, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnothorax argus Steindachner, 1870

Muraena argus, commonly known as the white-spotted moray, or the Argus moray,[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs from Mexico to Peru and around the Galápagos Islands.[3] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1870, originally under the genus Gymnothorax.[3] It dwells at a depth range of 18 to 60 metres (59 to 197 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 120 centimetres (47 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).[3]

Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists M. argus as Least Concern.[4]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Muraena argus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Muraena argus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Muraena argus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Muraena argus at the IUCN redlist.