spottail moray

Gymnothorax equatorialis

Eighty One Point Seven Centimeters Ray of Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Gymnothorax equatorialis is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to Peru. It was first named by Hildebrand in 1946, and is commonly known as the spotted-tail moray or the spottail moray.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 81.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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