The brown moray eel[2] (Gymnothorax unicolor) is a species of moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean[3] and Mediterranean.[1] It was first named by Delaroche in 1809.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
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Distribution edit
The brown moray eel is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (in the coast of Portugal, in all the archipelagos of Macaronesia and Ascension Island) and on the Mediterranean.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Tighe, K. (2015). "Gymnothorax unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194973A2370131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194973A2370131.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Common names for Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gymnothorax unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
External links edit
- Photos of Brown moray eel on Sealife Collection
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