Gymnothorax eurostus, Abbott's moray eel : aquarium

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Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)

Abbott's moray eel
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Gymnothorax eurostus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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> 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 Ecologie

marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 74 m (Ref. 58302), usually 3 - 5 m (Ref. 89972). Subtropical

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: anti-tropical in distribution. Reported from Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise. Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica and Easter Island (Ref. 9710) and Chile (Ref. 9068).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 559)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Wervels: 120 - 123. Dark purplish brown with small yellow spots which is sparse on the tail (Ref. 3257). This species is similar to Gymnothorax meleagris in having biserial maxillary teeth, with inner and outer series about equal in length; intermaxillary teeth arranged in a peripheral series, a median series, and an intermediate series on each side between the median and peripheral series. (Ref. 74922).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Benthic in crevices (Ref. 58302). Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 89972).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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