Muraena augusti | |
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Muraena augusti with Lysmata grabhami | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Muraena |
Species: | M. augusti
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Binomial name | |
Muraena augusti (
Kaup, 1856)
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Distribution of Muraena augusti | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Muraena augusti is a moray eel found on the eastern Atlantic ocean on waters surrounding the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde (collectively known as Macaronesia). [3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Thyrsoidea. [3] It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 0 to 250 metres (0 to 820 ft), most often at around 0 to 50 metres (0 to 164 ft). [3]