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Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus)
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Muraenidae

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).

Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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