Purplemouth moray eel
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. vicinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
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The purplemouth moray eel[1] Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.[1]
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External links[]
- Photos of Purplemouth moray eel on Sealife Collection
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Categories:
- Gymnothorax
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Fish described in 1855
- Muraenidae stubs