Blotch-necked Moray Eel (species: Gymnothorax margaritophorus) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Gymnothorax margaritophorus
Blotch-necked Moray Eel


©Sébastien Vasquez: Blotch-necked Moray Eel (Gymnothorax margaritophorus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Muraenidae
Genus Gymnothorax
Species Gymnothorax margaritophorus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 70 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 8 m to 25 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.