Dark moray (Gymnothorax afer)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795

Dark moray (Gymnothorax afer)

The Dark moray (Gymnothorax afer) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax afer
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
10–45 m (33–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 10 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia.
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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