The dark moray eel (Gymnothorax afer) is a moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795,.[2][3]

Dark moray eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. afer
Binomial name
Gymnothorax afer
Bloch, 1795

References

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  1. ^ Smith, G. (2015). "Gymnothorax afer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195701A2405253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195701A2405253.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.