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Bony fish

Yellow Edged Moray

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus

Also known as: Leopard Eel, Leopard Moray, Speckled Moray, Speckled Moray Eel, Yellow Edged Moray Eel, Yellowmargin Moray, Yellowmargin Moray Eel, Yellow-Margined Moray, Yellow-Margined Moray Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa, Maldives · August 20061 / 18
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or with other morays, hiding in crevices and holes, amongst debris, rock, and rubble, over rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines, of seaward reefs.
Can bite if divers come too close.

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

Head & Mouth
black face

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Southeast Atlantic
  • Exact location · 1
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LIVES IN

Found singly, pairs, or with other morays, hiding in crevices and holes, amongst debris, rock, and rubble, over rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines, of seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 18

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusGymnothorax
    7. speciesGymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)