Honeycomb moray
Muraena melanotis is a moray eel found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It is commonly known as the honeycomb moray.[3] It grows to am maximum length of about 1 metre.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Muraena |
| Species: | M. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1860) | |
Distribution
In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, this fish occurs along the coast of Africa from Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. In the western Atlantic, this fish occurs in the Caribbean.[2]
References
- Smith, G. (2015). "Muraena melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190128A1941104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190128A1941104.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Muraena melanotis at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Muraena melanotis at www.fishbase.org.
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