The purplemouth moray eel Gymnothorax vicinus, is a moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purplemouth Moray being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Enchelycore nigricans
- Gymnothorax nubilus
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
- Gymnothorax castaneus
- Gymnothorax griseus
- Muraena augusti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Gymnothorax
- Species
- Gymnothorax vicinus
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