Abbott's moray eel

Gymnothorax eurostus

Sixty Centimeters Ray of Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus), also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. G. eurostus is found in the Indo-Pacific, and its range exhibits an antitropical distribution. Abbott's morays are found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths of 40 m (130 feet).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: anti-tropical in distribution. Reported from Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685 ) believe otherwise. Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica and Easter Island (Ref. 9710 ) and Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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