| Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. tamilnaduensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis Kodeeswaran, Kantharajan, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2023 | |
Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a species of moray eel native to the southeast coast of India, more specifically the Bay of Bengal, on the coast of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3] The body lacks any pattern of spots or stripes, and is very short compared to other morays. The first specimens of the species were collected at a depth of 25–30 meters.[4][3]
References
- ↑ "FAMILY Details for Muraenidae - Moray eels". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- 1 2 Kodeeswaran, Paramasivam; Kantharajan, Ganesan; Mohapatra, Anil; Kumar, T. T. Ajith; Sarkar, Uttam Kumar (2023-03-23). "A new short brown unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 99 (1): 253–260. doi:10.3897/zse.99.100461. ISSN 1860-0743.
- ↑ Gay, Jeremy (2023-03-29). "Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a new species of Short Brown Moray Eel". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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