Kingdom Animalia Order Anguilliformes Genus Gymnothorax Higher classification Gymnothorax | Phylum Chordata Family Muraenidae Scientific name Gymnothorax obesus Rank Species | |
Similar Moray eel, Gymnothorax, Eel, Abbott's moray eel, Latticetail moray | ||
The speckled moray, or Griffin's moray (Gymnothorax obesus) is a moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax, found in Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland and the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 200 cm.
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