| Family: |
Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| Max. size: |
110 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 310 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Rio Grande do Sul. North Carolina, Florida, USA, Antilles, Colombia to southern Brazil (Ref. 26938). Also found in Argentina (Ref. 86327) |
| Diagnosis: |
Body light brown to chestnut brown in color, head paler; posterior half of tail nearly black, spotted with white roundish markings larger than eye; white and black bands on dorsal fin; corner of mouth and gill openings not black (Ref. 13608). |
| Biology: |
Lives together in fine sediments of the upper continental slope. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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