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| image_caption = A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| 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> |
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| taxon = Gymnothorax chilospilus |
| taxon = Gymnothorax chilospilus |
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| authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1864 |
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The '''lipspot moray''' (''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"/> |
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"/> |
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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> |
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> |
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[[Category:Gymnothorax|lipspot moray]] |
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[[Category:Marine fauna of Northern Australia]] |
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[[Category:Fish described in 1864|lipspot moray]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:54, 19 November 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. chilospilus
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| Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bray, Dianne. "Lipspot Moray, Gymnothorax chilospilus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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