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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Albert William Christian Theodore Herre (1868–1962) was an ichthyologist, ecologist, botanist and lichenologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Beebe & Tee-Van.
Issue
Caribbean species with same name is invalid.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines (Ref 000559). South China Sea to Papua New Guinea (Ref 90102)
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 90102)
Ryggkotor: 109 - 119. Body light brown, lighter at snout and no mark below the eye. Teeth in the middle of premaxilla arranged in almost 1 row (Ref. 41299).
Found in coral reefs and rocky shores in 0-12 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
Verktyg
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