Speckled moray eel
Speckled moray eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. dovii |
Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870) | |
The speckled moray eel (Gymnothorax dovii) is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around the Galapagos Islands and along the Central American coast from Costa Rica to Colombia. It is also found in the Gulf of California. It reaches a length of about 170 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Gymnothorax dovii" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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