Gymnothorax_austrinus

Southern moray eel

Southern moray eel

Species of fish

The southern moray (Gymnothorax austrinus) is a moray eel found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Victoria, Australia. It was first named by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and John E. McCosker in 2001.[2] It lives in moderate-temperature, marine habitat; it is a demersal fish. The maximum length discovered was a female at 88.2 cm long.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax austrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195707A2406060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195707A2406060.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Fishbase, Fishbase. "Southern moray". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. [3]
    http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/species/southern_moray/kq/hr/ww/ [dead link]
  4. [4]
    Victoria, Museum. Southern moray eel. Retrieved 12 April 2011.


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