Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Whitemouth Moray Eel
Gymnothorax meleagris
Whitemouth Moray Eel
Also known as: Turkey moray, Guineafowl moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax meleagris
Size: 3 to 4 ft. (90 cm to 1.2 m)  
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea
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. meleagris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217503🔗
iNaturalist ID: 116736🔗

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