Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Yellow-Headed Moray Eel
Also known as: Banded Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Synonyms: Gymnothorax rueppellii
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (80 cm)
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Anguilliformes (Order)
└Muraenidae (Family)
└Muraeninae (Subfamily)
└Gymnothorax (Genus)
└G. rueppelliae (Species)
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