Gymnothorax eurygnathos, a new moray from the Gulf of California (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae).
A new species of moray eel from deep water in the Gulf of California is described. It is dark brownish-black with an overall pattern of pale irregular blotches; a short, broad head; wide, triangular jaws; deeply serrate and partially biserial teeth; dorsal-fin origin above and behind gill opening; and 10 predorsal, 66 preanal, and 134 total vertebrae. This combination of characters is not shared by any other moray species.
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D000818:Animals; D004524:Eels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008800:Mexico; D010140:Pacific Ocean