Gymnothorax reticularis

Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795,[1] and is commonly known as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or the spotted moray.[3]

Gymnothorax reticularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. reticularis
Binomial name
Gymnothorax reticularis
Bloch, 1795

References

  1. Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Gymnothorax reticularis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Gymnothorax_reticularis.pdf
  3. Common names for Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.


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