Muraena lentiginosa

Muraena lentiginosa
M. lentiginosa photographed in Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Muraena lentiginosa
Jenyns, 1842
Synonyms

Muraena insularum D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891

Muraena lentiginosa, the jewel moray, is a moray eel from the Eastern Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 61 centimetres (2 ft 0 in) in length.[2]

Front view at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Lea, B. (2010). "Muraena lentiginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183921A8200163. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183921A8200163.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Muraena lentiginosa". FishBase. December 2008 version.

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