Biology:Lipspot moray eel

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Lipspot moray eel
GymnothoraxChilospilus2RLS.jpg
A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. chilospilus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Bleeker, 1864

The lipspot moray eel (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel,[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.[3]

It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2678624 entry