Brown moray eel
Species of fish
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The brown moray eel[2] (Gymnothorax unicolor) is a species of moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean[3] and Mediterranean.[1] It was first named by Delaroche in 1809.[3]
| Brown moray eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. unicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) | |
Distribution
The brown moray eel is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (in the coast of Portugal, in all the archipelagos of Macaronesia and Ascension Island) and on the Mediterranean.[1]
