Arabian False Brown Moray

Gymnothorax arabicus

Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
West Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Gymnothorax arabicus is a species of moray eel in the genus Gymnothorax. It was described in 2024 from Socotra, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Before its description, specimens of this species were confused with the similar false brown moray (Gymnothorax pseudoherrei), such as in the Persian Gulf.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 29.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: West Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Socotra Archipelago

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