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Gymnothorax woodwardi McCulloch, 1912

Woodward's moray
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Common names: Western moray, Woodward's eel, Woodward's moray
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Pelsart I., Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia (Ref. 26282). Known from Bunbury to Shark Bay, W.A. (Ref. 7300).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife.   Temperate

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to Australia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41234)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs in inshore waters (Ref. 7300, 75154).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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