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Lipspot moray eel

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Gymnothorax chilospilus
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Superorder:
Elopomorpha
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Muraenidae
Genus:
Gymnothorax
Species:
G. chilospilus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker, 1864

Gymnothorax chilospilus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864,[2] and is commonly known as the Lipspot moray, Textile moray, White-lipped moray eel, or the White-lipped reef-eel.[3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Muraenidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
  2. ^ a b Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
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