Gymnothorax punctatus

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Red Sea Whitespotted Moray

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

Size: 36 inches (90 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal coral and rocky reefs at depths between 3 to about 100 feet (1 – 30 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: Quite drab, having a heavily mottled tannish body. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Anguilliformes

Suborder: Muraenoidei

Family: Muraenidae

Subfamily: Muraeninae

Genus: Gymnothorax

FYI: Shown here for identification only. Best left in the wild.