Panamic green moray eel

The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific.^[2] Common names also include chestnut moray eel.

Panamic green moray eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. castaneus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax castaneus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883)

The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. ^[3] It grows to about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in length,^[3] and is brown to brownish green. ^[4] It is found near reefs and associated waters between 3 and 36 m (10 and 120 ft) deep.^[3]