Galapagos Species Database
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
morena de borde amarillo, Yellowedge moray
Dorsal and anal fins covered with skin, but clearly evident; dorsal fin origin above level of gill opening; color yellowish, densely mottled with darck brown; aprominent black blotch covering gill opening. Lengths of 120 cm
Habitat: Rocky substrate, corals and reef flats to depths of 150m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Muraenidae
Genus
Gymnothorax
Species
flavimarginatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Gymnothorax mauritianus (Kaup, 1856), Gymnothorax viridipinnnis Bliss, 1883, Lycodontis flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830), Lycodontis lemayi Smith, 1949, Muraena flavimarginata Rüppell, 1830, Muraena mauritiana Kaup, 1856, Muraena viridipinnna Seale, 1917, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Vagrant
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific and Hawaii (vagrant?), in the eastern Pacific only known from Isla del Cano (off southern Costa Rica) and the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, and Clipperton, Cocos and Ecuador in Galapagos, Indo-Pacifico from East Africa to the Americas
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- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
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