Caribbean ocellated moray (Gymnothorax ocellatus)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

Caribbean ocellated moray (Gymnothorax ocellatus)

The Caribbean ocellated moray (Gymnothorax ocellatus) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Greater Antilles, including the Central American coast from Nicaragua to northern coast of South America.

Biology

Regularly spaced blackish spots on dorsal fin; anal fin with a series of black and white areas; gill opening roundish and located on midside of body; corner of mouth and gill-opening not black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax ocellatus
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
1–160 m (3–525 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 160 m, usually 1 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles, including the Central American coast from Nicaragua to northern coast of South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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