Gymnothorax prolatus

Gymnothorax prolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Elopomorpha
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. prolatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax prolatus
K. Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991

Gymnothorax prolatus is a moray eel found in the northwest Pacific Ocean, around Taiwan.[1] It was first named by Sasaki and Amaoka in 1991,[1] and can measure up to approximately 40 centimetres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gymnothorax prolatus at www.fishbase.org.
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