| Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 56 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius (Ref. 33390) to southern Japan and Indonesia. Likely to occur in Seychelles (Ref. 1623). Recorded off the northern coast of Israel in the Mediterranean (Ref. 93345). |
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Has broad dark bands that are distinct when juvenile but break up in large individuals (Ref. 48635). |
| Caught at great depths; ca 100 m on sandy gravel bottom (Ref. 11230, 48635). Often caught by trawls. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (124695)
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| traumatogenic |
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