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The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific. Common names also include chestnut moray eel.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chestnut 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 funebris
- Gymnothorax dovii
- Gymnothorax vicinus
- Gymnothorax unicolor
- Gymnothorax undulatus
- Echidna nocturna
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Gymnothorax
- Species
- Gymnothorax castaneus
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