Kingdom Animalia Order Anguilliformes Scientific name Monopenchelys acuta Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Muraenidae Higher classification Monopenchelys | |
Genus Monopenchelys
E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982 Similar Uropterygius, Caribbean chestnut moray, Blacktail moray eel | ||
Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel, is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm.
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