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Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch, 1795 |
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The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 56 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius (Ref. 33390) to southern Japan and Indonesia. Likely to occur in Seychelles (Ref. 1623). Recorded off the northern coast of Israel in the Mediterranean (Ref. 93345). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Has broad dark bands that are distinct when juvenile but break up in large individuals (Ref. 48635). | |||
| Biology: | Caught at great depths; ca 100 m on sandy gravel bottom (Ref. 11230, 48635). Often caught by trawls. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||