Australian Mottled Moray
Gymnothorax prionodon
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 1.5 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A large moray of shallow inshore waters, it lurks in reef crevices by day with only its head showing. Provoke it and it lashes out with a lightning fast bite before pulling back into cover. It reaches around a metre and a half.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae › Gymnothorax
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 271874.
FAQ
- Is the Australian Mottled Moray dangerous to divers?
- The Australian Mottled Moray is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Australian Mottled Moray get?
- The Australian Mottled Moray grows to about 1.5 m.