The brown moray eel[2] (Gymnothorax unicolor) is a species of moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean[3] and Mediterranean.[1] It was first named by Delaroche in 1809.[3]

Brown moray eel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. unicolor
Binomial name
Gymnothorax unicolor
(Delaroche, 1809)

Distribution

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The brown moray eel is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (in the coast of Portugal, in all the archipelagos of Macaronesia and Ascension Island) and on the Mediterranean.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tighe, K. (2015). "Gymnothorax unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194973A2370131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194973A2370131.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
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