Spotjaw moray eel

The spotjaw moray (Gymnothorax mareei) is a moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was first named by Max Poll in 1953.[1][2]

Spotjaw moray eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. mareei
Binomial name
Gymnothorax mareei
Poll, 1953

References

  1. Gymnothorax mareei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Spot-jaw moray at www.fishbase.org.


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