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Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)

Turkey moray
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Maldives country information

Common names: White-mouth moray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 30404, 33390.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Murène voie lactée, Whitemouth moray, Guineafowl moray, ... more

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Shaw.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋; 淡水; 半咸淡水 礁区鱼类; 深度上下限 0 - 51 m (Ref. 58302).    ; 38°N - 36°S, 18°E - 129°W

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 33390) to Marquesas and Mangaréva, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.

大小 / 重量 / 年龄

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 1602); common length : 80.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 30573)

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背棘 (总数) : 0; 背的软条 (总数) : 0; 臀棘: 0; 臀鳍软条: 0; 脊椎骨: 127 - 132. Mouth white inside, contrasting the outer dark skin with small white spots (Ref. 30404, 48635).

生物学特性     字汇 (例如 epibenthic)

Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from depths of 1 m to at least 36 m. Prefers very shallow depth and juveniles often in intertidal zones (Ref. 30404). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Often seen hunting during low tide among partly exposed reefs (Ref. 48635). Feeds mainly on fishes, also on crustaceans, by day and probably also at night (Ref. 13550). Caught with various nets (Ref. 30573). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 仔鱼


主要参考文献 Upload your references | 参考文献 | 合作者 | 合作者

Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)

世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435)

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