Purplemouth moray eel

The purplemouth moray eel[2] Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.[2]

Purplemouth moray eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. vicinus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax vicinus
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Leptocephalus forsstromi

References
  1. Smith, D.G; McCosker, J. (2015). "Gymnothorax vicinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195805A2420286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195805A2420286.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. Larva of the purplemouth moray, Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855), Issue 14 of Leaflet series. By Bonnie Eldred, Florida. Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1970.
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