| Family: |
Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| Max. size: |
50.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 264 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Reported from India (Ref. 45255), Vietnam (Ref. 9706), Taiwan (Ref. 47843) and New Caledonia (Ref. 90102). |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 132-143. Description: Characterized by yellowish with 25-35 irregular brown bars on body; bars extending onto dorsal and anal fins; body depth at gill opening 17-26 in TL; relatively low dorsal fin, origin above or anterior to gill opening; anus anterior to middle of body; preanal length 2.1-2.4 in TL; single row of teeth on side of upper jaw ( inner row of 1-3 larger teeth in younger individuals); basal half of teeth is finely serrate (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Found in mud bottoms adjacent to coastal reefs and mangrove estuaries in 0-264 m (Ref 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Museum: S Luzon, Lubang I., Tilig Bay, USNM 135280. Luzon, ZMB 8313. Cebu market, ANSP 128016; USNM 135280, 135281. Siquijor I., tidal inlet at Sabanj, ANSP 164638. Negros I., Dumaguete, CAS 51994. Southern Negros I., Sulu Sea-Mindanao Sea, CAS 109092. S Negros I., USNM 51973. Palawan Prov., Culion I., CAS 126803. Cebu I., CAS 127126. (Ref. 27470). Also Ref. 10713, 90102. |
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