Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

White-Eyed Moray Eel
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
White-Eyed Moray Eel
Also known as: Greyface Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
Synonyms: Siderea thysoidea, Siderea thrysoidea
Size: Up to 2.25 ft. (65 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, 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. thyrsoideus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 271889🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119390🔗

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