Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Barredfin Moray Eel
Gymnothorax zonipectis
Barredfin Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax zonipectis
Size: Up to 19 in. (47 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. zonipectis (Species)

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