The blotch-necked moray eel (Gymnothorax margaritophorus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864,[2] and is also commonly known as the blackpearl moray, pearly moray, pearly reef-eel, or the trunk-eyed moray.[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. margaritophorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864
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References
edit- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax margaritophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195749A2412099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195749A2412099.en. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax margaritophorus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax margaritophorus at www.fishbase.org.
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