Gymnothorax annasona
Gymnothorax annasona is a moray eel found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, around Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.[1][2] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1937,[2] and is commonly known as the Lord Howe Island moray or the Lord Howe moray.[1][3]
Gymnothorax annasona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. annasona |
Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937 | |
Synonyms | |
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus annasona |
Gymnothorax annasona can grow to 55 cm (22 in) total length.[2]
References
- Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax annasona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195704A2405716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195704A2405716.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Gymnothorax annasona" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- Common names for Gymnothorax annasona at www.fishbase.org.
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