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Muraena pavonina Richardson, 1845

Whitespot moray
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the state of Paraíba and offshore in Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, and St. Paul’s Rocks (Ref. 57756). Also Ref. 13121, 39610.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Muraena: Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 60 m (Ref. 58047).   Tropical

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