Geometric moray

Geometric moray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. griseus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax griseus
(Lacépède, 1803)

The geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus), [1] [2] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae [3] [4] [5] found throughout the western Indian Ocean at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 65 cm.

References

  1. Debelius, Helmut (2001). Red Sea reef guide. p. 15.
  2. Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 39.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnothorax griseus" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
  4. Geometric Moray - Gymnothorax griseus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life
  5. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Peppered moray at Siyul Kebira (near Hurghada, Egypt)


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