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Gymnothorax

Gymnothorax mordax

(Ayres, 1859)

California Moray

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Point Conception California to the southern Baja Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

Size: 58 inches (145 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow 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 overall darkish brown body with some small areas of tan showing throughout the body. Not collected for the trade. A cool water species.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Anguilliformes

    Suborder: Muraenoidei

    Family: Muraenidae

    Subfamily: Muraeninae

    Genus: Gymnothorax

FYI: Shown here for identification only. Unsuitable for home aquariums.

 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray)
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