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Black body moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: G. melanosomatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax melanosomatus
K. H. Loh, K. T. Shao & H. M. Chen, 2011

The black body moray (Gymnothorax melanosomatus) is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels). It was described by Loh Kar-Hoe, Shao Kwang-Tsao, and Chen Hong-Ming in 2011. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from southeastern Taiwan, off Changbin, Taitung to Shihtiping, Hualien City and in the Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 49.6 cm, while females are known to reach a maximum of 50.4 cm.

The species epithet melansomatus means "black body" in Ancient Greek, and like the eel's common name, it refers to the black colouring of the body.

References

  1. ^ Gymnothorax melanosomatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Loh, K.-H. , K.-T. Shao and H.-M. Chen 2011 (16 Dec.) Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new morey eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa No. 3134: 43-52.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnothorax melanosomatus


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