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Purplemouth moray eel

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Purplemouth moray eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Superorder:
Elopomorpha
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Muraenidae
Genus:
Gymnothorax
Species:
G. vicinus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax vicinus
(Castelnau, 1855)

The purplemouth moray[1] Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Larva of the purplemouth moray, Gymnothorax vicinus (Castlenau, 1855), Issue 14 of Leaflet series. By Bonnie Eldred, Florida. Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1970.
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