Gymnothorax indicus
Gymnothorax indicus is a species of moray eel described as being brown and long. It's native to northern Bengal, India. The species has around 194 vertebrae.[2]
| Gymnothorax indicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. indicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax indicus Mohapatra, Ray, Smith & Mishra, 2016[1] | |
Description
The body is long thin and only gets thinner towards the end. Its upper jaw is marginally longer than its lower jaw. Its head is elongated with somewhat bigger eyes and its snout is dull.[3]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gymnothorax indicus Mohapatra, Ray, Smith & Mishra, 2016". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- MOHAPATRA, ANIL; RAY, DIPANJAN; SMITH, DAVID G.; MISHRA, SUBHRENDU SEKHAR (2016-08-16). "A new species of elongate unpatterned moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from the Bay of Bengal". Zootaxa. 4150 (5): 591. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4150.5.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
- "Gymnothorax indicus Mohapatra, Ray, Smith & Mishra, 2016, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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