Blotch-necked moray (Gymnothorax margaritophorus)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax margaritophorus Bleeker, 1864

Blotch-necked moray (Gymnothorax margaritophorus)

The Blotch-necked moray (Gymnothorax margaritophorus) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Line and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Color yellowish, mottled and irregularly barred with brown shading to whitish ventrally on head and abdomen. Vertebrae 126-133.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
8–25 m (26–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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