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Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & McCosker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 25°S - 28°S, 110°W - 76°W (Ref. 89357)
Southeast Pacific: Easter I. and Desventuradas Is. (Ref. 89357).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Light yellowish-gray background with irregularly-placed roundish dark blotches. Visible, small black dots of lateral line pores around and behind head.
Type specimen taken from a depth of 250 m (Ref. 33021).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132. (Ref. 9068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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