Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Panamic Green Moray Eel
Gymnothorax castaneus
Panamic Green Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax castaneus
Size: Up to 3 ft (1 m)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. castaneus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 271825🔗
iNaturalist ID: 85113🔗

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