Gymnothorax ryukyuensis

Gymnothorax ryukyuensis is a species of fish from the genus Gymnothorax. It is native to the Pacific Ocean in the Ryukyu Islands. This tan colored fish has dark spots and patches around its body, and it has a total vertebrae of 133–134. It is most closely related to G. flavimarginatus.^[1]

Gymnothorax ryukyuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. ryukyuensis
Binomial name
Gymnothorax ryukyuensis Hatooka, 2003[1]