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Speckled moray eel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Elopomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Muraenidae

Genus
  
Gymnothorax

Order
  
Eel

Similar
  
Gymnothorax, Eel, Latticetail moray, Panamic green moray eel

The speckled moray eel (Gymnothorax dovii) is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around the Galapagos Islands and along the Central American coast from Costa Rica to Colombia. It is also found in the Gulf of California. It reaches a length of about 170 cm.

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Speckled moray eel Wikipedia