Gymnothorax eurygnathos
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Gymnothorax eurygnathos is a moray eel
found in the eastern Central Pacific
ocean, around the Gulf of California
. It was first named by Eugenia B. Böhlke in 2001.
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 Central Pacific
Central Pacific
Central Pacific can refer to:* The Central Pacific Railroad, the western part of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States* The Central Pacific Area, a subdivision of the Pacific Ocean Areas in World War II...
ocean, around the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
. It was first named by Eugenia B. Böhlke in 2001.