Scientific Name
Gymnothorax funebris

Common Name
Green moray

Biology
Very large brown moray, uniformly dark green to brown (Ref. 26938).

Classification

Classified By

Ranzani, 1839

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Recorded once from Nova Scotia, Canada. Eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific (Ref. 26340).

Range

41°N - 9°S, 99°W - 13°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 58047), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 26938)

Trophic Level

4.01 s.e. 0.71 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

250 cm

Common Length

150 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 3255)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated