Monopenchelys
Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel,[3] is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm.[4]
| Redface moray | |
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| Monopenchelys acuta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Muraeninae |
| Genus: | Monopenchelys E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982 |
| Species: | M. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopenchelys acuta (A. E. Parr, 1930) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- McCosker, J.E. (2010) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Monopenchelys acuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T155107A115272578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155107A4709400.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Synonyms of Monopenchelys acuta at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Monopenchelys acuta at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Monopenchelys acuta" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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