Banded mud moray eel
| Banded mud moray eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. chlamydatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder, 1908 | |
The banded mud moray (Gymnothorax chlamydatus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.[1] It was first named by Snyder in 1908,[1] because of dark bands along its body.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gymnothorax chlamydatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax chlamydatus at www.fishbase.org.
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