Gymnothorax hepaticus

(Ruppell, 1830)

Liver-colored Moray

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Samoa and the Hawaiian Islands, north to Southern Japan, and Guam in Micronesia.

Size: 40 inches (100 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal coral or 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 brownish purplish body. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Anguilliformes

Suborder: Muraenoidei

Family: Muraenidae

Subfamily: Muraeninae

Genus: Gymnothorax

FYI: Shown here for identification only.