Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Laced Moray Eel
Gymnothorax favagineus
Laced Moray Eel
Also known as: Honeycomb Moray, Blackspotted Moray, Tessellate Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax favagineus
Size: Up to 6 ft (180 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. favagineus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217509🔗
iNaturalist ID: 51028🔗

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