Muraena pavonina

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Muraena pavonina
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Muraena pavonina at Ascension Island

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. pavonina
Binomial name
Muraena pavonina
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Muraena pavonina (whitespot moray) is a moray eel that occurs in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is found in holes and crevices at depth 2–60 m. This species has a maximum length of 51.2 cm (20.2 in).[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). Muraena pavonina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195811A2421260.en
  2. ^ Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.


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