Barredfin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906

Barredfin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis)

The Barredfin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Color brown with about 4 longitudinal rows of dendritic black blotches; very fine white scribbling anteriorly on body and fins; behind eye an irregular black spot bordered above and below by white; pores on side of jaws in large white spots. Juveniles distinctly marked on the head and adults plain brown, but showing black barring posteriorly on the dorsal and anal fins on the tail. Vertebrae 122-126.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax zonipectis
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
8–40 m (26–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 40 m, usually 20 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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