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Purplemouth moray eel

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Purplemouth moray eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. vicinus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax vicinus
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Leptocephalus forsstromi

The purplemouth moray eel[2] Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.[2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D.G; McCosker, J. (2015). "Gymnothorax vicinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195805A2420286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195805A2420286.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Larva of the purplemouth moray, Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855), Issue 14 of Leaflet series. By Bonnie Eldred, Florida. Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1970.