Gymnothorax reticularis
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Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel
found in the western Pacific and Indian ocean
s. It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch
in 1795, and is commonly known as the Dusky-banded moray, Reticulated morey, Net morey, or the Spotted moray.
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 Pacific and 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...
s. It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
in 1795, and is commonly known as the Dusky-banded moray, Reticulated morey, Net morey, or the Spotted moray.