Southern moray eel

Southern moray eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Muraenidae
Genus:Gymnothorax
Species: G. austrinus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax austrinus
E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 2001

The southern moray (Gymnothorax austrinus) is a moray eel found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Victoria, Australia. It was first named by Böhlke and McCosker in 2001.[1] It lives in moderate-temperature, marine habitat; it is a demersal fish. The maximum length discovered was a female at 88.2 cm long.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Fishbase, Fishbase. "Southern moray". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/species/southern_moray/kq/hr/ww/
  3. ↑ Victoria, Museum. "Southern moray eel". Retrieved 12 April 2011.


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