False black body moray eel

Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus

Black
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus is a species of fish from the Gymnothorax genus native to Taiwan in the Pacific. It has a long and plain body with fawn colored fins. One captured specimen had a maximum length of 67.5 cm (26.6 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 83.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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