Fimbriated moray
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| Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) |
The fimbriated moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans, around reefs, harbours and small caves, at depths down to 45 meters.
It is pale green-yellow in color with black spots on its face and can reach a max length of 80 cm.
It feeds mainly on fish and crustaceans.
[edit] References
- "Gymnothorax fimbriatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
