Lipspot moray eel

The lipspot moray eel (Gymnothorax chilospilus), also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel,^[2] is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.^[3] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.^[3]

Lipspot moray eel
A lipspot moray eel with the distinct white blotch on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. chilospilus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864

It is named for a distinct white spot on the lower lip near the corner of the mouth.^[4]