Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Stout Moray Eel
Gymnothorax eurostus
Stout Moray Eel
Also known as: Abbott's moray eel, Salt and pepper moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax eurostus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 cm to 60 cm)  
Depth: 3-70 ft. (1-21 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, 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. eurostus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217496🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121598🔗

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