Purplemouth moray eel
Gymnothorax vicinus
The purplemouth moray eel "Gymnothorax vicinus", is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.
| Status: Least concern | ||||||
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| Taxonomy | |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Division | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Anguilliformes |
| Family | Muraenidae |
| Genus | Gymnothorax |
| Species | G. vicinus |
| Photographed in |
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Cabo Verde
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