Dark moray eel
The dark moray eel (Gymnothorax afer) is a moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795,.[2][3]
| Dark moray eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795 | |
References
- Smith, G. (2015). "Gymnothorax afer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195701A2405253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195701A2405253.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.
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