The black body moray (Gymnothorax melanosomatus) is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).Gymnothorax melanosomatus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Loh Kar-Hoe, Shao Kwang-Tsao, and Chen Hong-Ming in 2011.Loh, K.-H., K.-T. Shao and H.-M. Chen 2011 (16 Dec.) [ref. 31690] Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new morey eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa No. 3134: 43-52. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from southeastern Taiwan, off Changbin, Taitung to Shihtiping, Hualien City and in the Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 49.6 cm, while females are known to reach a maximum of 50.4 cm.
The species epithet melansomatus means "black body" in Ancient Greek, and like the eel's common name, it refers to the black colouring of the body.
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