Elegant moray eel
The elegant moray (Gymnothorax elegans), or Goldsborough's moray eel,[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3] It was first named by Bliss in 1883.[3]
| Elegant moray eel | |
|---|---|
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| Gymnothorax goldsboroughi Jordan & Evermann | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax elegans Bliss, 1883 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lycodontis elegans (Bliss, 1883) | |
References
- Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195721A2407773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195721A2407773.en.
- Common names for Gymnothorax elegans at www.fishbase.org.
- Gymnothorax elegans at www.fishbase.org.
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