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Greyface Moray

Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

Also known as: Freckled Moray, Freckled Moral Eel, Freckled Reef Eel, Greyface Moray Eel, Ribbon Eel, Slender Moray, White-eye Moray, White-eye Moray Eel, White-eyed Moray, White-eyed Moray Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Gangehi, Maldives · March 20081 / 17
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, small schools or mixed with other morays over reef flats, in ship wrecks and tide pools of sheltered reefs.

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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 16
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Found singly, pairs, small schools or mixed with other morays over reef flats, in ship wrecks and tide pools of sheltered reefs.

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Adult photos 17

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    Taxonomy

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

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)