Gymnothorax odishi explained

Gymnothorax odishi is a species of fish from the genus Gymnothorax. Nearly a dozen specimens were caught off India's east coast. The species is distinguishable due to its dark-rimmed jaw pores, brown color, a little dark blotch situated at the back of the eye, and dark-rimmed gill openings. The species has around 133–138 vertebrae.^[1]

Notes and References

1. MOHAPATRA . ANIL . MOHANTY . SWARUP RANJAN . SMITH . DAVID G. . MISHRA . SUBHRENDU SEKHAR . ROY . SANMITRA . 2018-05-14 . Gymnothorax odishi sp. nov. (Muraenidae: Muraeninae), a short brown unpatterned moray eel from Bay of Bengal, India . Zootaxa . 4420 . 1 . 123 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.7 . 1175-5334.