Biology:Polygon moray

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Short description: Species of fish

Polygon moray
Reticulated moray eel.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. polygonius
Binomial name
Gymnothorax polygonius
Poey, 1875

The polygon moray (Gymnothorax polygonius) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Madeira and Cape Verde, and the western central Atlantic from Cuba and the Trindade Island (Brazil), at depths down to 50 m, in coastal waters. Its length is up to 84 cm (33 in) TL.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2674859 entry