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Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax is a genus of fish in the family Muraenidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. With more than 120 species, it the most speciose genus of moray eels.
Gymnothorax as currently recognized is polyphyletic, and comparative studies are needed before action is taken to resurrect generic synonyms of Gymnothorax.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 144 known species
Giant Moray
speciesGymnothorax javanicus
Whitemouth Moray
speciesGymnothorax meleagris
Yellowmargin Moray
speciesGymnothorax flavimarginatus
Spotted Moray
speciesGymnothorax moringa
Green Moray
speciesGymnothorax funebris
Australian Green Moray
speciesGymnothorax prasinus
White-eyed Moray
speciesGymnothorax thyrsoideus
Peppered Moray
speciesGymnothorax pictus
Abbott's Moray
speciesGymnothorax eurostus
Laced Moray
speciesGymnothorax favagineus
Undulated Moray
speciesGymnothorax undulatus
Goldentail Moray
speciesGymnothorax miliaris
Geometric Moray
speciesGymnothorax griseus
California Moray
speciesGymnothorax mordax
Fimbriated Moray
speciesGymnothorax fimbriatus
Chestnut Moray
speciesGymnothorax castaneus
Highfin Moray
speciesGymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
Barred-fin Moray
speciesGymnothorax zonipectis
Purplemouth Moray
speciesGymnothorax vicinus
Brown Moray
speciesGymnothorax unicolor
Dwarf Moray
speciesGymnothorax melatremus
Yellow-headed Moray
speciesGymnothorax rueppelliae
Fine-spotted Moray
speciesGymnothorax dovii
Spotted Moray
speciesGymnothorax isingteena
Yellowmouth Moray
speciesGymnothorax nudivomer
Grey Moray
speciesGymnothorax nubilus
Reeves's Moray
speciesGymnothorax reevesii
Richardson's Moray
speciesGymnothorax richardsonii
Masked Moray
speciesGymnothorax breedeni
Kidako Moray
speciesGymnothorax kidako
Lord Howe Moray
speciesGymnothorax annasona
Emma's Moray
speciesGymnothorax emmae
Whitelip Moray
speciesGymnothorax chilospilus
Sieve-patterned Moray
speciesGymnothorax cribroris
Enigmatic Moray
speciesGymnothorax enigmaticus
Indian Mud Moray
speciesGymnothorax tile
Slendertail Moray
speciesGymnothorax gracilicauda
Ghost Moray
speciesGymnothorax phasmatodes
Palenose Moray
speciesGymnothorax formosus
Latticetail Moray
speciesGymnothorax buroensis
Drab Moray
speciesGymnothorax monochrous
Lowfin Moray
speciesGymnothorax porphyreus
Australian Mottled Moray
speciesGymnothorax prionodon
Spottail Moray
speciesGymnothorax equatorialis
Ocellated Moray
speciesGymnothorax saxicola
Natal Moray
speciesGymnothorax elaineheemstrae
Banded Mud Moray
speciesGymnothorax chlamydatus
Dark Moray
speciesGymnothorax afer
Lesser Moray
speciesGymnothorax minor
Freshwater Moray
speciesGymnothorax polyuranodon
Blackedge Moray
speciesGymnothorax nigromarginatus
Woodward's Moray
speciesGymnothorax woodwardi
Narrowtail Moray
speciesGymnothorax angusticauda
Blotch-necked Moray
speciesGymnothorax margaritophorus
Y-patterned Moray
speciesGymnothorax berndti
Herre's Moray
speciesGymnothorax herrei
Plain Moray
speciesGymnothorax cinerascens
Long Brown Moray
speciesGymnothorax longinquus
Flores Reef Moray
speciesGymnothorax paucivertebralis
Pharaoh's Moray
speciesGymnothorax pharaonis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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