Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)

Scientific name: Gymnothorax flavimarginatus R?ppell, 1830

The Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae.

Biology

Along drop-offs. Benthic. Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on cephalopods, fishes, and crustaceans. Most often appears on the reef after a fish has been speared during daylight. The regularity and promptness of such appearances make it clear that G. flavimarginatus is especially sensitive to stimuli emanating from an injured or stressed fish. Eaten in some parts of the Indo-Pacific. Minimum depth reported taken from.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 240
Depth range: 1–150 m (3–492 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 150 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa eastward to the Tuamoto and Austral islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Panama and the Galapagos.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial