Fryer's false moray (Xenoconger fryeri)

Scientific name: Xenoconger fryeri Regan, 1912

Fryer's false moray (Xenoconger fryeri)

The Fryer's false moray (Xenoconger fryeri) is a marine fish of the family Chlopsidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, known only from Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean, Aldabra, Cosmodelo Group of the Seychelles, New Caledonia, Palau, Fiji, and Hawaii.

Biology

Brown color with the inside of the mouth white.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xenoconger fryeri
Family
Chlopsidae (False morays)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.5
Depth range
1–5 m (3–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 5 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: known only from Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean, Aldabra, Cosmodelo Group of the Seychelles, New Caledonia, Palau, Fiji, and Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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