Gymnothorax richardsonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. richardsonii
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852)
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Gymnothorax richardsonii is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1852,[2] and is commonly known as the Richardson's moray, little moray, spotted-lip moray, or the Y-lined moray. It is known as Bakasi in Cordova, Cebu in the Philippines.[3]