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Highfin Moray

Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus

Also known as: False-spotted Moray, Mottled Moray-eel, Yellow-lined Reef-eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@perigor2000 · Ko Lipe, Thailand · April 20091 / 8
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Overview

Found singly hiding in crevices and under rocks, over clear coastal waters, of shallow, coral and rocky reefs and in tide-pools.
They feed nocturnally on cephalopods, 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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly hiding in crevices and under rocks, over clear coastal waters, of shallow, coral and rocky reefs and in tide-pools.

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Adult photos 8

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusGymnothorax
    7. speciesGymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)