Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Barredfin Moray Eel
Gymnothorax zonipectis
Barredfin Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax zonipectis
Size: Up to 19 in. (47 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, 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. zonipectis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217506🔗
iNaturalist ID: 142750🔗

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