Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)

Giant Moray

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7180c92f-7282-4e39-bfae-91b82b3d6e66

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
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Description

The Giant Moray is mostly brown with dark brown spots. The head is yellow to brown and the gill opening is surrounded by a black blotch. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

As the name suggests, this is a large eel , reaching up to 300 cm (10.0 ft) in length and 30 kg (66.1 lbs) in weight. While juveniles are tan in colour with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. source: Wikipedia

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Species Lists

Australian iconic species
RLS profile v3
Abundance: 1
Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade
Threats: No major threats to this species are known
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Marquesas and Oeno Atoll and the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands to Austral Islands.
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Depth: (0–15 m)
Frequency: 0.617
Diet: Invertebrates, Plankton, Fishes
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed
Max_size: 3 m
Common_Name: Giant Moray;
Range: 10

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Gymnothorax javanicus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Muraena javanica Bleeker, 1859
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1859. Over eenige vischsoorten van de Zuidkust-wateren van Java. Natuurwet. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië Vol. 19 pp. 329-352

Common Names

Common name Source
Giant Moray
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Blackpearl Moray
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Java Moray Eel
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Tropical Moray Eel
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
ELOPOMORPHA
order
ANGUILLIFORMES
family
MURAENIDAE
genus
Gymnothorax
species
Gymnothorax javanicus  Recorded in Australia

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