Slendertail Moray (species: Gymnothorax gracilicauda) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Gymnothorax gracilicauda
Slendertail Moray


©Jeffrey T. Williams: Slendertail Moray (Gymnothorax gracilicauda)

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 32 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 6 m to 20 m

Synonyms

Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Pacific Ocean: Caroline and Mariana Islands to the Hawaiian, Line and Tuamoto Islands; throughout Micronesia. Recently reported from the Cocos Islands. (Fishbase)

Inhabits corals and rocks of lagoon and seaward reefs. (Fishbase)

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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.