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Y-patterned moray
Gymnothorax berndti
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Y-patterned moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax berndti
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 30 to 303 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A pale grey moray patterned with Y-shaped dark markings along the body, reaching about 1 m. It is rare and lives on deep rocky and sponge-covered slopes below about 30 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-berndti.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:HawaiiUB.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.