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Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. polyuranodon
Binomial name
Gymnothorax polyuranodon
(Bleeker, 1854)
Distribution of Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Synonyms

Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854[1]
Polyuranodon kuhlii Kaup, 1856[1]
Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923[1]

Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted freshwater moray, blackspotted moray, freshwater leopard moray, and freshwater tiger moray.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Mailautoka, K. & McCosker, J. (2012). "Gymnothorax polyuranodon". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax polyuranodon at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Freshwater Moray, Gymnothorax polyuranodon at http://fishesofaustralia.net.au.

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