Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Yellowmargin Moray Eel
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Yellowmargin Moray Eel
Also known as: Yellowedged Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Size: 3 to 5 ft. (90 cm to 1.5 m)  
Depth: 3-300 ft. (1-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica to Ecuador, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Muraenidae (Family) Moray Eels
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. flavimarginatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217495🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121740🔗

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