Deep-dwelling moray
| Deep-dwelling moray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. bathyphilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax bathyphilus J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1975 | |
The deep-dwelling moray (Gymnothorax bathyphilus) is a deepwater moray eel found in the south Pacific Ocean, around Easter Island.[1] It reaches a maximum length of about 76 cm. The type specimen was taken at a depth of 250 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gymnothorax bathyphilus at www.fishbase.org.
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