Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Masked Moray Eel
Gymnothorax breedeni
Masked Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax breedeni
Size: 1 to 2.5 ft. (30 to 75 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. breedeni (Species)

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