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Review of the Scientific Name and Redescription of the Banded Moray Eel, Previously Reported as Gymnothorax reticularis (Muraenidae, Anguilliformes) in Korea  

Kim, Sung Yeon (Genetics and Breeding Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Ji, Hwan Sung (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Jin-Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.24, no.4, 2012 , pp. 292-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
The banded moray eel, previously reported as Gymnothorax reticularis, is redescribed based on one specimen (469.0 mm TL) collected from a fish trap in Geoje-do, South Sea, Korea. It is characterized by 19 dark brown vertical bars; 139 total vertebrae; both jaw teeth large, strong, and slightly serrated; 1 median intermaxillary tooth; small and blunt vomerine teeth. Although the banded moray eel has been reported as Gymnothorax reticularis in Korea by some ichthyologists, this study suggests that its scientific name should be changed to Gymnothorax minor based on its number of vertebrae and presence of a median intermaxillary tooth.
Keywords
Redescription; Muraenidae; Gymnothorax minor; Gymnothorax reticularis; South Sea; Korea;
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