Banded mud moray eel explained

The banded mud moray (Gymnothorax chlamydatus) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean (Taiwan and Indonesia).[1] It was first named by Snyder in 1908,[1] because of dark bands along its body.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=10139 Gymnothorax chlamydatus
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=10139&GenusName=Gymnothorax&SpeciesName=chlamydatus&StockCode=10462 Common names for Gymnothorax chlamydatus