Drab moray eel
The drab moray (Gymnothorax monochrous) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1856,[2] and is also commonly known as the brown moray, monochrome moray, monotone moray, or plain moray eel.[3]
| Drab moray eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. monochrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856) | |
References
- Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax monochrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195759A2413952.
- Gymnothorax monochrous at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Gymnothorax monochrous at www.fishbase.org.
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