Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839

The Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae.

Biology

Very large brown moray, uniformly dark green to brown.

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Scientific name: Gymnothorax funebris
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 250
Common length: 150
Depth range: 1–50 m (3–164 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m, usually 5 - 30 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Recorded once from Nova Scotia, Canada. Eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Traumatogenic
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums