Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
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Gymnothorax nigromarginatus is a moray eel
found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It was first named by Charles Frédéric Girard
in 1858, and is commonly known as the Blackedge moray.
Moray eel
Moray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...
found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It was first named by Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
in 1858, and is commonly known as the Blackedge moray.