| Gymnothorax vagrans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. vagrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax vagrans (Seale, 1917) | |
Gymnothorax vagrans is a moray eel found around South America. [2] It was first named by Seale in 1917. [2]
The grey moray is a moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax, found around the offshore islands off Northland and the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand.
The speckled moray, or Griffin's moray is a moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax, found in Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland and the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 200 cm.
Gymnothorax is a genus of fish in the family Muraenidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. With more than 120 species, it the most speciose genus of moray eels.
The Kidako moray is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. There are white spots all over its brown body. It inhabits coral reefs or lagoons and could be found in tropical seas and subtropical seas such as Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. This species is diurnal, more active in the daytime compared to the nighttime. It is also piscivorous, it consumes fish, octopus, and squid. Other than the Kidako moray, there are about 200 species of moray eels from the Muraenidae family. The Muraenidae family consists of 16 genera including the Gymnothorax genus which the Kidako moray belongs to. The Kidako moray would not attack humans unless they are being attacked. However, due to the menacing looks of the Kidako moray and moray eels in general, they are feared by divers and snorkelers.
Abbott's moray eel, also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific, antitropical in distribution. It is found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 60 cm. Abbott's moray eel is a shallow-water, inshore reef species, though not often seen. They are voracious nocturnal carnivores feeding mostly on reef fishes.
The undulated moray is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific and east-central Pacific Ocean at depths down to 30 m. Their length is up to 1.5 m.
The South Pacific moray is a moray eel found in the southeast and southwest Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Lavenberg in 1992.
The y-patterned moray eel is a deep-water moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and western Indian Oceans at depths to 300 m. It was first named by Snyder in 1904, and is also commonly known as Berndt's moray eel.
The latticetail moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1857, and is commonly also known as the vagrant moray, Buru moray eel, or Buro moray.
The lipspot moray eel, also known as the textile moray, white-lipped moray or white-lipped reef eel, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.
The elegant moray, or Goldsborough's moray eel, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Bliss in 1883.
Gymnothorax enigmaticus, the enigmatic moray, tiger moray or banded moray, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It was first named by McCosker and Randall in 1982,
The brown-spotted moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Schultz in 1953 and is also commonly known as the freckled moray.
The spotted moray eel is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by John Richardson in 1845.
The white-spotted moray is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean. It was first named by Smith in 1962.
The short-tooth moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean around Fanning Island.
The blotch-necked moray eel is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864, and is also commonly known as the blackpearl moray, pearly moray, pearly reef-eel, or the trunk-eyed moray.
The Marshall Islands moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Schultz in 1953,
Gymnothorax mccoskeri is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and the eastern Indian ocean. It was first named by Smith and Böhlke in 1997, and is commonly known as the McCosker's moray, many-banded moray-eel, or the manyband moray.
Gymnothorax rueppelliae, the banded moray, banded reef-eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, black barred eel, yellow-headed moray eel or yellow-headed moray, is a moray eel found in coral reefs in Red Sea, East Africa to Hawaii, Tuamotu, Marquesas Islands, north of Ryukyu Islands and south of the Great Barrier Reef. It is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with a 16-21 dark bars on the body and fins that become indistinct with growth, top of the head yellow and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth.
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