Geometric moray
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The geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)[2][3] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae[4][5][6] found throughout the western Indian Ocean at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 65 cm.[7] It is parasitized by Ichthyoxenus puhi, a species of isopod.[8][9]
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Geometric moray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. griseus |
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Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) | |
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The fish is generally pale purple or greyish in colour, with a brownish head with distinct lines of black dots.[4][7]