Painted Moray (species: Gymnothorax pictus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Gymnothorax pictus
Painted Moray


©Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble: Painted Moray (Gymnothorax pictus)

©Rob: Painted Moray (Gymnothorax pictus)

©Anne: Gymnothorax pictus at South Island, Lizard Island Group

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 140 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • Up to 100 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Gymnothorax pictus

Distribution and habitat preferences

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Galapagos, Cocos, and Clipperton islands, north to the Hawaiian and Ryukyu islands, south to Australia and the Kermadec Islands.

Adults inhabit reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines. (Fishbase)

Diet

They feed on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey. (Fishbase)

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Second edition Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, NSW.