Gymnothorax punctatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Red Sea.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801,[2] and is commonly known as the Red Sea whitespotted moray or the whitespotted moray.[3]

Gymnothorax punctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. punctatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax punctatus

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195788A2417908.
  2. ^ a b Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax punctatus at www.fishbase.org.