| Family: |
Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| Max. size: |
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45 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 25 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Yemen, Thailand, Indonesia, and Coral Sea. Reported from Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) (Ref. 30874). |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 130-130. Plain brownish grey (Ref. 48635).
Description: Characterized by brown color with numerous, inconspicuous white dots on most of body; body depth at gill opening about 17 in TL; origin of dorsal fin anterior to gill opening; anus distinctly posterior to middle of body; preanal length 1.9-2.0 in TL; without large canine teeth; triangular and backward projecting jaw teeth, conspicuously serrate on posterior edge; six intermaxillary teeth in outer row of each side, progressively larger posteriorly, and two in median line; 15 teeth in each side of upper jaw, decreasing in size posteriorly; 18 teeth on each side of lower jaw; small, conical vomerine teeth, biserial anteriorly, becoming uniserial posteriorly (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Secretive in coastal reefs and usually only seen out at night (Ref. 48635). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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