Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitelip Moray Eel
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Whitelip Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax chilospilus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Hawaii
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Gymnothorax (Genus)

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