Slendertail moray eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. gracilicauda
Binomial name
Gymnothorax gracilicauda

The slendertail moray eel (Gymnothorax gracilicauda) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean.[2] It was first named by Jenkins in 1903,[2] and is also commonly known as the graceful-tailed moray.[3]

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gymnothorax gracilicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195733A2409869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195733A2409869.en. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Gymnothorax gracilicauda at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Gymnothorax gracilicauda at www.fishbase.org.

[[Category:Taxa named by Oliver Peebles Jenkins]


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