Muraena pavonina

Muraena pavonina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species: M. pavonina
Binomial name
Muraena pavonina
J. Richardson, 1845

The whitespot moray (Muraena pavonina) is a moray eel that occurs in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is found in holes and crevices at depth 2–60 m. This species has a maximum length of 51.2 cm (20.2 in). [2][3]

References

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  1. Smith, D.G. (2015). Muraena pavonina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195811A2421260.en
  2. Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Muraena pavonina at www.fishbase.org.
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