Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. polyuranodon
Binomial name
Gymnothorax polyuranodon
(Bleeker, 1854)
Distribution of Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Synonyms

Muraena polyuranodon Bleeker, 1854
Polyuranodon kuhlii Kaup, 1856
Uropterygius fijiensis Fowler & Bean, 1923

Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted freshwater moray, blackspotted moray, freshwater leopard moray, and freshwater tiger moray.

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