Banded mud moray eel
| Banded mud moray eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. chlamydatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908 | |
The banded mud moray (Gymnothorax chlamydatus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean (Taiwan and Indonesia).[2] It was first named by Snyder in 1908,[2] because of dark bands along its body.[3]
References
- ^ Smith, D.G. (2019). "Gymnothorax chlamydatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195717A2407192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195717A2407192.en. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax chlamydatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax chlamydatus at www.fishbase.org.
External links
- Photos of Banded mud moray eel on Sealife Collection