Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Stout Moray Eel
Gymnothorax eurostus
Stout Moray Eel
Also known as: Abbott's moray eel, Salt and pepper moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax eurostus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 cm to 60 cm)
Depth: 3-70 ft. (1-21 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Anguilliformes (Order)
└Muraenidae (Family)
└Muraeninae (Subfamily)
└Gymnothorax (Genus)
└G. eurostus (Species)
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