Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Also known as: Banded Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Synonyms: Gymnothorax rueppellii
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (80 cm)  
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Gymnothorax (Genus)

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