The purplemouth moray eel[2] Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.[2]
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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. vicinus
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| Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
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References
edit- ^ Smith, D.G; McCosker, J. (2015). "Gymnothorax vicinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195805A2420286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195805A2420286.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b Larva of the purplemouth moray, Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855), Issue 14 of Leaflet series. By Bonnie Eldred, Florida. Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1970.
External links
edit- Photos of Purplemouth moray eel on Sealife Collection
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