Gymnothorax hansi

Gymnothorax hansi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. hansi
Binomial name
Gymnothorax hansi
Heemstra, 2004

Gymnothorax hansi is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).[2] It was described by Phillip C. Heemstra in 2004.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from reefs around Grand Comoro Island, in the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 143 m (469 ft).[2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax hansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195735A2410217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195735A2410217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gymnothorax hansi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Heemstra, P. C., 2004 [ref. 27849] Gymnothorax hansi, a new species of moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Comoro Islands, Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa No. 515: 1-7.


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