Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| genus = Gymnothorax

| species = tamilnaduensis

| authority = Kodeeswaran, Kantharajan, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2023

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Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a species of moray eel native to the southeast coast of India, more specifically the Bay of Bengal, on the coast of Tamil Nadu.{{Cite web |title=FAMILY Details for Muraenidae - Moray eels |url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=56 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=fishbase.mnhn.fr}}{{Cof species |genus = Gymnothorax |species = tamilnaduensis |access-date=9 December 2023}}{{Cite journal |last=Kodeeswaran |first=Paramasivam |last2=Kantharajan |first2=Ganesan |last3=Mohapatra |first3=Anil |last4=Kumar |first4=T. T. Ajith |last5=Sarkar |first5=Uttam Kumar |date=2023-03-23 |title=A new short brown unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal |url=https://zse.pensoft.net/article/100461/ |journal=Zoosystematics and Evolution |language=en |volume=99 |issue=1 |pages=253–260 |doi=10.3897/zse.99.100461 |issn=1860-0743|doi-access=free }} The body lacks any pattern of spots or stripes, and is very short compared to other morays. The first specimens of the species were collected at a depth of 25–30 meters.{{Cite web |last=Gay |first=Jeremy |date=2023-03-29 |title=Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a new species of Short Brown Moray Eel |url=https://reefbuilders.com/2023/03/29/gymnothorax-tamilnaduensis-is-a-new-species-of-short-brown-moray-eel/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Reef Builders {{!}} The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog |language=en-US}}