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Bony fish

Reticulated Moray

Gymnothorax richardsonii

Also known as: Anguille Moray, Little Moray, Reticulated Moray Eel, Richardson's Dwarf Moray, Richardson's Moray, Spotted-lip Moray, Y-lined Moray

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · May 20161 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, hiding in crevices, holes, or under dead corals, rocks and rubble in shallow waters of lagoons and seaward 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
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Found singly, hiding in crevices, holes, or under dead corals, rocks and rubble in shallow waters of lagoons and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusGymnothorax
    7. speciesGymnothorax richardsonii (Bleeker, 1852)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)