Whitemargin moray eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. albimarginatus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax albimarginatus |
The whitemargin moray or the white-edged moray, [2] Gymnothorax albimarginatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
The whitemargin moray is considered as a medium-sized fish which can reach 105 cm long. [3] Its snout is rounded. Its body coloration can vary off-white to beige with a characteristic white margin on the outer edge of the dorsal fin that runs through its body from the back of the skull to the tip of the tail. [4]
The whitemargin moray is widespread throughout the tropical waters of Indo-Pacific area from the eastern part of Indonesia to the oceanic islands in the Ocean Pacific, including Hawaii and Polynesia; and from South Japan down to Tonga Islands. [5]
This moray lives on the sandy slopes of the coastal reefs. [6]
The whitemargin moray is a benthic animal that lives during daytime buried in the sand or between coral blocs and comes out the evening to hunt prey. [7] Its bite is venomous. [8]
Whitemargin moray eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Gymnothorax |
Species: | G. albimarginatus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnothorax albimarginatus |
The whitemargin moray or the white-edged moray, [2] Gymnothorax albimarginatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
The whitemargin moray is considered as a medium-sized fish which can reach 105 cm long. [3] Its snout is rounded. Its body coloration can vary off-white to beige with a characteristic white margin on the outer edge of the dorsal fin that runs through its body from the back of the skull to the tip of the tail. [4]
The whitemargin moray is widespread throughout the tropical waters of Indo-Pacific area from the eastern part of Indonesia to the oceanic islands in the Ocean Pacific, including Hawaii and Polynesia; and from South Japan down to Tonga Islands. [5]
This moray lives on the sandy slopes of the coastal reefs. [6]
The whitemargin moray is a benthic animal that lives during daytime buried in the sand or between coral blocs and comes out the evening to hunt prey. [7] Its bite is venomous. [8]