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Undulated Moray

Gymnothorax undulatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 50, February 42, March 51, April 31, May 25, June 24, July 34, August 25, September 28, October 33, November 35, December 49.
Hawaii464
United States426
Kenya15
Kwale11
South Africa6
KwaZulu-Natal6
Egypt5
Kilifi4
Australia3
South Sinai Governorate3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderTrue Eels · Anguilliformes
FamilyMorays · Muraenidae
GenusCommon Morays · Gymnothorax

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Undulated Moray with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.