Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
150 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine |
Pacific Ocean: southeast Australia and New Zealand eastward to Rapa and Easter Island. |
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A secretive species that inhabits coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 9710, 75154). Benthic species (Ref. 75154). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Record is based on sightings at 13 m in Napean Island (photographed by M.P. Francis) and at 22 m in Duncombe Bay. Also Ref. 8879. |
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