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Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus is a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, and is commonly known as the highfin moray, false spotted moray, mottled moray-eel, or the yellow-lined reef-eel.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Highfin 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
- Gymnothorax mordax
- Gymnothorax cribroris
- Gymnothorax kidako
- Gymnothorax chilospilus
- Gymnothorax reevesii
- Gymnothorax pictus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Gymnothorax
- Species
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
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