Muraena argus
Species of fish
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Muraena argus, commonly known as the white-spotted moray, or the Argus moray,[3] is a moray eel found in coral reefs from Mexico to Peru and around the Galápagos Islands.[4] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1870, originally under the genus Gymnothorax.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 18 to 60 metres (59 to 197 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 120 centimetres (47 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Muraena |
| Species: | M. argus |
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| Muraena argus (Steindachner, 1870) | |
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Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists M. argus as Least Concern.[1]
