The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific.[2] Common names also include chestnut moray eel.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. castaneus
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| Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883)
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The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. [3] It grows to about 1.5 m in length,[3] and is brown to brownish green. [4] It is found near reefs and associated waters between 3 and 36 m deep. [3]
References edit
- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T183477A8120143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183477A8120143.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McCosker, John E. Rosenblatt, Richard H. (1975) The moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae) of the Galapagos Islands, with new records and synonymies of extralimital species, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. v.40 no.13.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Gymnothorax castaneus" in FishBase. 7 2009 version.
- ^ Gerald R. Allen, David Ross Robertson (1994) Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific, University of Hawaii Press
External links edit
- Photos of Panamic green moray eel on Sealife Collection
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