Gymnothorax andamanensis is a species from the moray eel family found in South Andaman, India. The dorsal fin is situated behind the gill, its teeth is flat and a black rim covers the jaw opening. It has around 135 to 136 vertebrae.[2] This mid-sized fish is brown and it has an unpatterned body. It is fairly long with a dull snout and smooth teeth.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. andamanensis
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| Gymnothorax andamanensis Mohapatra, Kiruba-Sankar, Praveenraj & Mohanty, 2019[1]
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - 1493584 authority section". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ MOHAPATRA, ANIL; KIRUBA-SANKAR, R.; PRAVEENRAJ, J.; MOHANTY, SWARUP RANJAN (2019-08-27). "A new short brown unpatterned moray eel Gymnothorax andamanensis (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Andaman waters, India". Zootaxa. 4661 (1): 189–196. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.11. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "Gymnothorax andamanensis Mohapatra & Kiruba-Sankar & Praveenraj & Mohanty 2019, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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