Gymnothorax aurocephalus

Species of fish

Gymnothorax aurocephalus

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Muraenidae
Genus:  | Gymnothorax
Species:  |

G. aurocephalus

Binomial name
Gymnothorax aurocephalus

Nashad, Mohapatra, Varghese, Ramalingam, Bineesh & Mohanty, 2020[1]

Gymnothorax aurocephalus is a species of moray eel described on the basis of 4 specimens found in depths of 125 to 130 m (410 to 427 ft). It was found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The body which is deep-brown in color is covered by white spots. Its sharp, jagged teeth are arranged in a single series.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gymnothorax aurocephalus Nashad, Mohapatra, Varghese, Ramalingam, Bineesh & Mohanty, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
2. ^ Nashad, M.; Mohapatra, Anil; Varghese, Sijo P.; Ramalingam, L.; K, Bineesh K.; Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan (2020-11-10). "A new white-spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax aurocephalus sp. nov. (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Andaman Sea, India". Zootaxa. 4877 (2): 361–372\. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4877.2.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33311194.

Taxon identifiers

Gymnothorax aurocephalus|

* Wikidata: Q108081237
* Wikispecies: Gymnothorax aurocephalus
* GBIF: 10808412

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