Caribbean_ocellated_moray

<i>Gymnothorax ocellatus</i>

Gymnothorax ocellatus

Species of fish

Gymnothorax ocellatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831,[2] and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, Caribbean ocellated moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.[3]

Quick Facts Gymnothorax ocellatus, Conservation status ...
A watercolor painting of gymnothorax ocellatus from Louis Agassiz's 1856 expedition to Brazil.

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  1. [1]
    McCosker, J.; Smith D.G. (2015). "Gymnothorax ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195771A2415621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195771A2415621.en. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Common names for Gymnothorax ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.


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