Common name of Gymnothorax meleagris
 
Common name Whitemouth moray
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Niue
Locality
Ref. Dalzell, P., S.R. Lindsay and H. Patiale, 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other fish
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond
 
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