Panamic green moray eel
| Panamic green moray eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. castaneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) | |
The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific.[2] Common names also include chestnut moray eel.
The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. [3] It grows to about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in length,[3] and is brown to brownish green. [4] It is found near reefs and associated waters between 3 and 36 m (10 and 120 ft) deep.[3]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Béarez, P. (2010). "Gymnothorax castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183477A8120143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183477A8120143.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McCosker, John E.; Rosenblatt, Richard H. (1975). "The moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae) of the Galapagos Islands, with new records and synonymies of extralimital species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 40 (13).
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnothorax castaneus". FishBase. July 2009 version.
- ^ Gerald R. Allen; David Ross Robertson (1994). Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press.
External links
- Photos of Panamic green moray eel on Sealife Collection