Head-spot moray

Gymnothorax cephalospilus

Twenty Point Two Centimeters Ray

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The headspot moray (Gymnothorax cephalospilus) is a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by E.B. Böhlke and J. E. McCosker in 2001.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 20.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern and western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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