Freshwater moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax polyuranodon Bleeker, 1853

Freshwater moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)

The Freshwater moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon) is a freshwater fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines and Fiji. Reported from Palau, Australia and New Caledonia.

Biology

Occurs in lentic and lotic freshwater and found in estuarine and marine habitats. Usually found within 20-30 km of the sea at a maximum elevation of about 30-40 m.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines and Fiji. Reported from Palau, Australia and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
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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