Abbott's moray eel

Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus), also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific, antitropical^[2] in distribution. It is found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths of 40 m (130 feet). Its length is up to 60 cm (24 inches). Abbott's moray eel is a shallow-water, inshore reef species, though not often seen. They are voracious nocturnal carnivores feeding mostly on reef fishes.^[3]

Abbott's 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. eurostus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860)