Biology:Geometric moray
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Short description: Species of fish
| Geometric moray | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803)
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The geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)[2][3] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae[4][5][6] found throughout the western Indian Ocean at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 65 cm.[7] It is parasitized by Ichthyoxenus puhi, a species of isopod.[8][9]
The fish is generally pale purple or greyish in colour, with a brownish head with distinct lines of black dots.[4][7]
References
- ↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T195734A2410053. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195734/2410053.
- ↑ Debelius, Helmut (2001). Red Sea reef guide. p. 15.
- ↑ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 39.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnothorax griseus" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- ↑ Geometric Moray - Gymnothorax griseus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life
- ↑ "Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271838.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sutton, Alan (2017-04-08). "Geometric Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs" (in en-US). https://seaunseen.com/geometric-moray-eel/.
- ↑ "Ichthyoxenus puhi (Bowman, 1962)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2210599.
- ↑ Martin, M. B.; Bruce, N. L.; Nowak, B. F. (2014-01-01). "Redescription of Ichthyoxenus puhi (Bowman, 1962) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), parasite of the moray eel Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) from Mauritius" (in en). Crustaceana 87 (6): 654–665. doi:10.1163/15685403-00003315. https://brill.com/view/journals/cr/87/6/article-p654_2.xml.
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External links
- Photos of Geometric moray on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q1543756 entry
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