Gymnothorax panamensis
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Gymnothorax panamensis is a moray eel
found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It was first named by Franz Steindachner
in 1876, and is commonly known as the Panamic moray or the Masked 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 the eastern Pacific ocean. It was first named by Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
in 1876, and is commonly known as the Panamic moray or the Masked moray.