Gymnothorax ryukyuensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. ryukyuensis
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax ryukyuensis Hatooka, 2003[1]
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Gymnothorax ryukyuensis is a species of fish from the genus Gymnothorax. It is native to the Pacific Ocean in the Ryukyu Islands. This tan colored fish has dark spots and patches around its body, and it has a total vertebrae of 133–134. It is most closely related to G. flavimarginatus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Gymnothorax ryukyuensis Hatooka, 2003". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.