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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-West Pacific: known from single specimens from Mauritius and Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hatooka, K. and J.E. Randall, 1992. A new moray eel (Gymnothorax: Muraenidae) from Japan and Hawaii. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 39(3):183-190. (Ref. 10659)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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