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Gymnothorax saxicola Jordan & Davis, 1891 Honeycomb moray |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 19 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and Bermuda to southern Florida, USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico (to Mississippi River Delta). Reported from Cuba and Belize (Ref. 26340). | |||
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| Biology: | Abundant in seagrass beds and banks; rarely in bays and not occurring on coral reefs. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||