Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

White-Eyed Moray Eel
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
White-Eyed Moray Eel
Also known as: Greyface Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
Synonyms: Siderea thysoidea, Siderea thrysoidea
Size: Up to 2.25 ft. (65 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Gymnothorax (Genus)

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