Gymnothorax rueppelliae
| Gymnothorax rueppelliae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. rueppelliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gymnothorax rueppellii McClelland, 1844 | |
Gymnothorax rueppelliae, the banded moray, banded reef-eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, black barred eel, yellow-headed moray eel or yellow-headed moray,[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in Red Sea, East Africa to Hawaii, Tuamotu, Marquesas Islands, north of Ryukyu Islands and south of the Great Barrier Reef.[3] It is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with a 16-21 dark bars on the body and fins that become indistinct with growth, top of the head yellow and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth.[4]
References[]
- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195857A2428153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195857A2428153.en.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax rueppellii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2011):Gymnothorax rueppelliae Fishes of Australia.
External links[]
- Photos of Gymnothorax rueppelliae on Sealife Collection
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gymnothorax
- Marine fish of Northern Australia
- Fish described in 1844
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