Gymnothorax walvisensis
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| Gymnothorax walvisensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. walvisensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009 | |
Gymnothorax walvisensis is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).[1] It was described by Artem Mikhailovich Prokofiev in 2009.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Walvis Ridge, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 41.3 cm.[1]
