Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Order Anguilliformes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Elopomorpha Family Muraenidae | |
Scientific name Gymnothorax margaritophorus People also search for Slendertail moray eel, Elegant moray eel | ||
The blotch-necked moray (Gymnothorax margaritophorus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864, and is also commonly known as the blackpearl moray, pearly moray, pearly reef-eel, or the trunk-eyed moray.
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