Southern moray eel

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]

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

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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