Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian 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)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. chilospilus (Species)

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