FB-6495 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) Barason Burirawan Labung Bakasi Muréna třepenitá Darkspotted moray Fimbriate moray Fimbriated moray Moray eel Spot-face moray Kirjak-silepeamureen Narmas-hiidmureen bonu batibasaga Dabea Ripsumureena Murène à tête jaune Murène frangée Herigoishi-utsubo Malanhi മലഞ്ഞി മാലഞി Belut Belut-laut tanda Malong Papata-pulepule Pusi-pulepule Puhi Malibanos Ogdoc Payangitan Pingitan Ubod Cá Lịch chấm bé Hagmag Hagmang Hangit Haoig Hawig Indang Indong Kiari Kompa bunga moliri Lambiga Ogdok Pananglitan Tagibus Taglibos Taguibolos Taguibos Ubod Undoh silah Veng 細斑裸胸鱔 细斑裸胸鳝 花鰭裸胸鯙 花鳍裸胸鯙 薯鳗 虎鳗 钱鳗 Enchelycore tamarae Prokofiev, 2005 Gymnothorax fimbriata (Bennett, 1832) Lycodontis undulatus (non Lacepède, 1803) Muraena bullata Richardson, 1848 Muraena fimbriata Bennett, 1832 Muraena isingleenoides Bleeker, 1852 Muraena reevesii (non Richardson, 1845) Thyrsoidea bullata (Richardson, 1848) 1992-10-30 2024-05-28 Masuda, H., K. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfim_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Gyfim_u0.gif FB-pic-6495-12848 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-01-07 2001-03-14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfim_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gyfim_u2.jpg FB-pic-6495-14405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-04-20 2000-07-26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfim_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gyfim_u0.jpg FB-pic-6495-14406 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-04-20 2000-07-26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfim_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gyfim_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602, 48635). Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves (Ref. 30404). Probably nocturnal (Ref. 1602). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 32169). Current age of a captive individual is 18 years, which exceeds 100 cm and approximately 10 lbs (owner Mark Palermo, pers. comm. 07/12). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942. Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen 1994 A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2014-09-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Adults pale with small black spots on face; black spots proportionally much larger in young (Ref. 30404).Description: Characterized by generally pale tan or greyish brown color; frequently with yellow hue on head; highly variable pattern of widely spaced, irregular dark brown to black spots and partial bars on body and fins; body depth at gill opening 14-18 in TL; high dorsal fin; dorsal fin origin slightly anterior to gill opening; anus slightly anterior to middle of body; narrow jaws, lower slightly curved; front jaw teeth in single row; anterior canines of upper jaw alternating with small pointed teeth; short inner row of canines at side of upper jaw; two pairs of elongate canines anteriorly in lower jaw (Ref. 90102). Predrosal vertebrae 4-5 (Ref. 92337). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2014-09-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Vertebrae: 128 - 142 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2018-05-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 Indo-Pacific: Madagascar (Ref. 33390) to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan (Ref. 559), south to Queensland, Australia; throughout Micronesia. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family FB-LifeCycle-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Philip Munday 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6495&StockCode=6817 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Protogyny unconfirmed (Ref. 84746). Fishelson, L. 1992 Comparative gonad morphology and sexuality of the Muraenidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Copeia 1992(1):197-209. (Ref. 32169) FB-TrophicStrategy-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1996-11-26 00:00:00 2018-05-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public fimbriatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Often with coral reefs (Ref. 9137). Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602, 48635). Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves (Ref. 30404). Probably nocturnal (Ref. 1602). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Thollot, P. 1996 Les poissons de mangrove du lagon sud-ouest de Nouvelle-Calédonie. ORSTOM Éditions, Paris. (Ref. 11889) FB-Size-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 93.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 121652)); 87.2 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1,464 g (Ref. 121652); max. published weight: 1,169.3 g Loh, K.H., K.T. Shao and H.M. Chen 2011 Length-weight relationships for 39 species of moray eel from the waters around Taiwan. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27:945-948. (Ref. 121652) Loh, K.H., K.T. Shao and H.M. Chen 2011 Length-weight relationships for 39 species of moray eel from the waters around Taiwan. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27:945-948. (Ref. 121652) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6495 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6495 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)