Gymnothorax ocellatus
Gymnothorax ocellatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831,[2] and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, Caribbean ocellated moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.[3]
Gymnothorax ocellatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. ocellatus |
Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 | |
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A watercolor painting of gymnothorax ocellatus from Louis Agassiz's 1856 expedition to Brazil.
References
- McCosker, J.; Smith D.G. (2015). "Gymnothorax ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195771A2415621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195771A2415621.en. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.

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