Redface moray | |
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Monopenchelys acuta | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Subfamily: | Muraeninae |
Genus: |
Monopenchelys E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982 |
Species: | M. acuta
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Binomial name | |
Monopenchelys acuta (
A. E. Parr, 1930)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel, [3] is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae ( Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm (8.2 in). [4]
Redface moray | |
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Monopenchelys acuta | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Subfamily: | Muraeninae |
Genus: |
Monopenchelys E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982 |
Species: | M. acuta
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Binomial name | |
Monopenchelys acuta (
A. E. Parr, 1930)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel, [3] is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae ( Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm (8.2 in). [4]