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Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)

Slender giant moray
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Japan country information

Common names: Onaga-utsubo, Take-utsubo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed in the Wakayama and Kochi Prefectures; including the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 9710). Reported from the Ryukyu Is. (Ref. 559). Largest moray eel in Japan (Ref. 559).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant estuarine moray, Giant slender moray, Tide guage eel, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Strophidon: Greek, strophos = twisted + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; dH range: 15 - 30; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614); 30°N - 23°S

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