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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and Mauritius (Ref. 33390); Oman (Ref. 11441); Philippines south to Australia, east to Papua New Guinea (Ref 90102).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3257)
Ryggkotor: 166 - 170. Pale yellow, lighter ventrally (Ref. 3257). Dorsal margin light blue (Ref. 3257).
Found in sand or rubble bottoms. Also in Shallow water, often in tidepools (Ref 90102). Nocturnal, feeds on small reef organisms (Ref. 68964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker, 1986. Muraenidae. p. 165-176. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3257)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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