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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. afer
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax afer at www.fishbase.org.