Gymnothorax ocellatus

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Gymnothorax ocellatus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. ocellatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax ocellatus
Agassiz, 1831
A watercolor painting of gymnothorax ocellatus from Louis Agassiz's 1856 expedition to Brazil.
A watercolor painting of gymnothorax ocellatus from Louis Agassiz's 1856 expedition to Brazil.

Gymnothorax ocellatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831,[2] and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, Caribbean ocellated moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.[3]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith D.G. (2015). "Gymnothorax ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195771A2415621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195771A2415621.en. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.