purplemouth moray

Gymnothorax vicinus

One Hundred Thirty Two Centimeters Ray of the Brazilian Coast

Purple
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The purplemouth moray eel Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 132 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and islands of Bay of Biafra (Ref. 4450 ); Ascension I. (Ref. 98447 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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