| Gymnothorax | |
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| Gymnothorax maderensis | |
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| Gymnothorax tile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Muraeninae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnothorax reticularis[1] Bloch, 1795
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Gymnothorax is a genus of fish in the family Muraenidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. With more than 120 species, it the most speciose genus of moray eels.
Smith (2012) notes that Gymnothorax as currently recognized is polyphyletic, but cautioned that comparative studies are needed before action is taken to resurrect generic synonyms of Gymnothorax.[2]
- ^ Jordan, David Starr (1926). "Opinion 93: Twelve generic names of fishes placed in the official list, by suspension of the rules". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 73 (4): 5–11.
- ^ Smith, D.G. (2012). "A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae)". Zootaxa (3474): 1–64.