Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Order Anguilliformes Scientific name Gymnothorax steindachneri | Phylum Chordata Superorder Elopomorpha Family Muraenidae Rank Species | |
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The brown speckled eel or Steindachner's moray eel, Gymnothorax steindachneri, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean, around Hawaii. It was first named by Jordan and Evermann in 1903. It is rarely seen in the wild due to its aggressive nature. It will lie waiting for a passing animal, and then ambush it.
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