Abbott's moray eel

Abbott's moray eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Gymnothorax
Species:	G. eurostus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax eurostus (C. C. Abbott, 1860)

Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus), also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. G. eurostus is found in the Indo-Pacific, and its range exhibits an antitropical ^[2] distribution. Abbott's morays are found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths of 40 m (130 feet). Its length of this species is up to 60 cm (24 inches).

Ecology and diet

Abbott's moray eel is a shallow-water, inshore reef species, though not often observed. They are also voracious nocturnal carnivores, feeding mostly on reef fishes. ^[3]

References

1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax eurostus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T195723A2408174. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195723A2408174.en . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnothorax eurostus". FishBase . June 2006 version.
3. Bray, Dianne J. "Stout Moray, Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott 1860)". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 30 August 2025.