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Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864

Lipspot moray
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French Polynesia country information

Common names: Takaviri
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Rapa (Ref. 6784, 89972) and the Society Is. (Ref. 33390).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and Y.H. Sinoto, 1978
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: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 m (Ref. 11441), usually ? - 5 m.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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