Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 115

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12710730
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scientific name	Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
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Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-60 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde and the Islands of the Bay of Biafra. Observed among rocks during scientific dives (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Anguilliformes
Family	Muraenidae
Genus	Muraena

Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)

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