Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax fimbriatus Bennett, 1832

Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)

The Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Madagascar to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland, Australia; throughout Micronesia.

Biology

Adults pale with small black spots on face; black spots proportionally much larger in young.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Depth range
45 m (148 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland, Australia; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Sources

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

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