Gymnothorax reticularis explained

Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795, and is commonly known as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or the spotted moray.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=reticularis Gymnothorax reticularis
  2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Gymnothorax reticularis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Gymnothorax_reticularis.pdf
  3. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=10160&GenusName=Gymnothorax&SpeciesName=reticularis&StockCode=10483 Common names for Gymnothorax reticularis