Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853) is a animal in the Muraenidae family, order Anguilliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus is an 80 cm moray with pale yellow spotted bodies and fin margin white that fades with age.
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus can reach a maximum total length of 80 centimeters. This species does not have any visible dorsal fins. Its body is colored pale yellow, with dark brown spots that are arranged irregularly across the body. Young individuals of this species have white coloring along the margins of their fins. As they mature, this white coloring fades, and only the tip of the tail retains white coloration.
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Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & Randall, 1977
Gymnothorax castaneus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888
Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859)
Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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