Lipspot moray eel | |
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A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. chilospilus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker, 1864
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The lipspot moray eel (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel, [2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [3] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. [3]
It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth. [4]
Lipspot moray eel | |
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A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. chilospilus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker, 1864
|
The lipspot moray eel (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel, [2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [3] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. [3]
It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth. [4]