Laced moray
Laced moray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. favagineus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax favagineus J. G. Schneider , 1801 |
The laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), also known as the leopard moray, leopard moray eel, tessellate moray or honeycomb moray, is a
Description
Gymnothorax favagineus is a large moray which can reach a maximum length of 300 cm, but specimens usually encountered are much smaller.[2] Its serpentine in shape body has a white to yellowish background color dotted with numerous black spots which latter vary in size and shape depending on the individual and on the environment in which the animals live.[3] Therefore, morays living on a reef with clear water will have less black spots than those of a turbid environment.[4] It is from this characteristic color pattern that ensue its vernacular names.
Distribution and habitat
The laced moray is widespread throughout the
It lives on the outer slopes of coral reefs. During the day, it sits sheltered in crevices between 3.3 and 148.5 feet (1 and 45 meters) deep.[7]
Biology
The laced moray is
References
- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax favagineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195726A2408402.
- ^ Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
- ^ Kuiter, R.H., 1998. Photo guide to fishes of the Maldives. Atoll Editions, Victoria, Australia. 257 p.
- ^ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p.
- ^ Fricke, R., 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31:759 p.
- ^ Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
- ^ "Gymnothorax favagineus | DORIS".
- ^ Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- ^ Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
External links
- Marinespecies.org: Gymnothorax favagineus
- Fishes of Australia : Gymnothorax favagineus
- "Gymnothorax favagineus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Gymnothorax favagineus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Photos of Laced moray on Sealife Collection