Gymnothorax parini
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Gymnothorax parini is a moray eel
found in the western Indian Ocean
, around Walters Shoals
. It was first named by Collette, Smith and Böhlke in 1991.
Moray eel
Moray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...
found in the western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, around Walters Shoals
Walters Shoals
The Walters Shoals is a group of submerged mountains off the coast of Madagascar. Despite being 700 kilometres from the coast, the tips of the some of the mountains are only 50 metres below the surface. The Walters Shoals are home to many species of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.It was discovered...
. It was first named by Collette, Smith and Böhlke in 1991.