Location: Yap, Micronesia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Masked Moray Eel
Gymnothorax breedeni
Masked Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax breedeni
Size: 1 to 2.5 ft. (30 to 75 cm)
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 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. breedeni (Species)
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