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Gymnothorax

Gymnothorax albimarginatus

(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Whitemargin Moray

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Hawaiian Islands, north to Southern Japan and Taiwan.

Size: 40 inches (100 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy slopes of coastal reefs at depths between 15 to about 600 feet (5 – 180 m) and stays under rocks and/or in caves during daytime and hunts prey during evening hours when it feeds mainly on smaller fishes and crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Somewhat whitish grey with a short blunt snout. Highly secretive during daylight hours. Not collected for the trade, and not much else is known about its biology.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Anguilliformes

    Suborder: Muraenoidei

    Family: Muraenidae

    Subfamily: Muraeninae

    Genus: Gymnothorax

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Whitemargin Moray)
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