Bars'n Spots Moray
Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 0–264 m
- Max size: 50.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This moray favours mud bottoms beside coastal reefs and mangrove estuaries, and ranges astonishingly deep for a reef eel, recorded from the shallows to 264 metres. It grows to about half a metre.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae › Gymnothorax
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 271879.
FAQ
- How deep does the Bars'n Spots Moray live?
- The Bars'n Spots Moray (Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus) is typically found at 0–264 m.
- Is the Bars'n Spots Moray dangerous to divers?
- The Bars'n Spots Moray is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bars'n Spots Moray get?
- The Bars'n Spots Moray grows to about 50.5 cm.