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Gymnothorax griseus  (Lacepède, 1803)

Geometric moray
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 30573).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Indian Ocean: throughout the area, including the Red Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Head brownish with conspicuous lines of black dots (Ref. 3257). Body lilac with brown marbling (Ref. 3257).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in shallow coastal waters, on coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 30573). Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species (Ref. 84746).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed using good diagnostic criteria (Ref. 84746, 103751).

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Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Gymnothorax castlei, a new species of Indo-Pacific moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):549-554. (Ref. 35991)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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