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Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae

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Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. elaineheemstrae
Binomial name
Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae
Sithole, Smith, Mwale & Gouws, 2020

Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae is a fish in the family Muraenidae.[1]

The eel is named in honor of Elaine Heemstra of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Sithole, Yonela; Smith, David G.; Mwale, Monica; Gouws, Gavin (2020-04-23). "A taxonomic revision of Gymnothorax undulatus (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) in the Western Indian Ocean, with description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4767 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.7.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.