Gymnothorax kolpos Böhlke & Böhlke, 1980
Blacktail moray
Gymnothorax kolpos
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae
Max. size:  91 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,090.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 120 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Large, greenish brown with white ocellated spots that are small on head and anterior, becoming larger and fewer posteriorly (Ref. 26938).
Biology:  Inhabits offshore banks.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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