Gymnothorax fimbriatus

(Bennett, 1832)

Vernacular names
English : Fimbriated moray
French : Murène frangée

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Muraenidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 80 cm. Fairly slender species with long jaws. Coloration is yellowish-green to beige with vertical brown bars sometimes broken into large spots on flanks and small black spots on face.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Madagascar to Society Islands, north to South Japan, south to Queensland. Lives in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs, down to 50 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species seems to be at least locally common within its huge range. It is widespread and occasionally collected for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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