Gymnothorax walvisensis

Gymnothorax walvisensis is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).^[1] It was described by Artem Mikhailovich Prokofiev in 2009.^[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Walvis Ridge, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 41.3 cm.^[1]

Gymnothorax walvisensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. walvisensis
Binomial name
Gymnothorax walvisensis Prokofiev, 2009