Lipspot moray eel

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

The lipspot moray (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel,[1] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.[2]

It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Gymnothorax chilospilus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Bray, Dianne. "Lipspot Moray, Gymnothorax chilospilus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.


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