Speckled_moray_eel

Speckled moray eel

Speckled moray eel

Species of fish

The speckled moray eel (Gymnothorax dovii) is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around the Galapagos Islands and along the Central American coast from Costa Rica to Colombia. It is also found in the Gulf of California. It reaches a length of about 170 cm.

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Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John Melmoth Dow (1827-1892) of the Panama Railroad Company, was a ship captain and an amateur naturalist, who presented the type specimen to the British Museum.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    McCosker, J.; Béarez, P. (2010). "Gymnothorax dovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183224A8075472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183224A8075472.en. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


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