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Freshwater Moray

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Classification

Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted freshwater moray, blackspotted moray, freshwater leopard moray, and freshwater tiger moray. Description Gymnothorax polyuranodon was named by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.

Distribution

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