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| name = Gymnothorax chilospilus
| name =
| image = GymnothoraxChilospilus2RLS.jpg
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Late Miocene|Recent}}<ref name=FB>{{FishBase family|family=Muraenidae|year=2009|month=January}}</ref>
| image_caption = A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status = LC
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Smith D.G. |date=2019 |title=''Gymnothorax chilospilus'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T195716A2406968 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195716A2406968.en |access-date=10 January 2022 }}</ref>
| superordo = [[Elopomorpha]]
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| taxon = Gymnothorax chilospilus
| ordo = [[Anguilliformes]]
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| authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1864
| familia = [[Muraenidae]]
| genus = ''[[Gymnothorax]]''
| species = ''G. chilospilus''
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| binomial = ''Gymnothorax chilospilus''
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| binomial_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1864
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'''''Gymnothorax chilospilus''''' is a [[moray eel]] found in [[coral reefs]] in the [[Pacific]] and [[Indian ocean]]s.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.us/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5390 ''Gymnothorax chilospilus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was first named by [[Pieter Bleeker]] in 1864,<ref name="Fishbase"/> and is commonly known as the '''Lipspot moray''', '''Textile moray''', '''White-lipped moray eel''', or the '''White-lipped reef-eel'''.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5390&GenusName=Gymnothorax&SpeciesName=chilospilus&StockCode=5649 Common names for ''Gymnothorax chilospilus'' at www.fishbase.org.]</ref>
The '''lipspot moray eel''' ('''''Gymnothorax chilospilus'''''), also known as the '''textile moray''', '''white-lipped moray''' or '''white-lipped reef eel''',<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5390&GenusName=Gymnothorax&SpeciesName=chilospilus&StockCode=5649 Common names for ''Gymnothorax chilospilus'' at www.fishbase.org.]</ref> is a [[moray eel]] found in [[coral reefs]] in the [[Pacific]] and [[Indian Ocean]]s.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.us/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5390 ''Gymnothorax chilospilus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was first named by [[Pieter Bleeker]] in 1864.<ref name="Fishbase"/>

It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth.<ref name=fishes>{{cite web|last1=Bray|first1=Dianne|title=Lipspot Moray, Gymnothorax chilospilus|url=http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3548#summary|website=Fishes of Australia|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Gymnothorax|chilospilus]]
* [http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3548 Fishes of Australia : ''Gymnothorax chilospilus'']
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[[Category:Gymnothorax|lipspot moray]]
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Latest revision as of 08:54, 19 November 2023

Lipspot moray eel
A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. chilospilus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker, 1864

The lipspot moray eel (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel,[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.[3]

It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smith D.G. (2019). "Gymnothorax chilospilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195716A2406968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195716A2406968.en. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Bray, Dianne. "Lipspot Moray, Gymnothorax chilospilus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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