Gymnothorax castaneus
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The panamic green moray eel is a large moray eel
in the Pacific. Common names are panamic green moray eel and, more rarely, chestnut moray eel.
to Ecuador
, including the Galapagos Islands
.
It is brown to brownish green.
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...
in the Pacific. Common names are panamic green moray eel and, more rarely, chestnut moray eel.
Range
The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of CaliforniaGulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, including the Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
.
Description
The panamic green moray grows to about 1.5m in length.It is brown to brownish green.