Muraena augusti (Kaup, 1856) is a animal in the Muraenidae family, order Anguilliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Muraena augusti (Kaup, 1856)
Muraena augusti is a moray eel species found in Eastern Atlantic Macaronesian waters, first described in 1856.
Muraena augusti, the species we describe here, is a type of moray eel. It lives in waters around Macaronesia, located in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. This species inhabits depths ranging from 0 to 250 meters (0 to 820 feet), and is most commonly found at depths between 0 and 50 meters (0 to 164 feet). Johann Jakob Kaup first formally described this species in 1856, originally placing it in the genus Thyrsoidea; the species was later moved to the genus Muraena.
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Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867)
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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