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Black-spotted Moray

Gymnothorax isingteena

Also known as: Honeycomb Moray, Spotted Moral Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Lost Chambers Aquarium, Atlantis The Palm, Dubia, United Arab Emirates · October 20131 / 7
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Overview

Found singly, or in family groups, hiding in crevices, and holes, amongst outcrops in the reef, with just their heads showing, over coastal and outer reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and small fish.

Morays open and close their mouths to move water through their gills for respiration.
This behaviour can often be seen as a threat especially towards divers, in fact this is far from the truth, they are very shy creatures and will only attack if provoked!

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black spot

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly, or in family groups, hiding in crevices, and holes, amongst outcrops in the reef, with just their heads showing, over coastal and outer reefs.

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Adult photos 7

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusGymnothorax
    7. speciesGymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)