Gymnothorax prolatus

Gymnothorax prolatus is a moray eel found in the northwest Pacific Ocean, around Taiwan.^[1] It was first named by Sasaki and Amaoka in 1991,^[1] and can measure up to approximately 40 centimetres.^[1]

Gymnothorax prolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. prolatus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax prolatus K. Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991