Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax miliaris Kaup, 1856

The Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae.

Biology

Dark brown with numerous yellow dots, smallest on head and largest toward end of tail where they are irregular and confluent. Stout moray with a short blunt snout. Tip of tail always pale, usually deep yellow in life. Posterior nostril in short tube.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Gymnothorax miliaris
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 70.0
Common length: 40.0
Depth range: 0–60 m (0–197 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m, usually 0 - 35 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to the Antilles and southeast Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks, Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena islands. Also mid-Atlantic islands.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial