Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Also known as: Banded Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Synonyms: Gymnothorax rueppellii
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (80 cm)  
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, 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. rueppelliae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217477🔗
iNaturalist ID: 617715🔗

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