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Fimbriate moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Fimbriate moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax fimbriatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 93 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.5 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A pale moray with small black spots on the head and body (proportionally larger in young fish), reaching about 90 cm. It favours sheltered inshore reefs, dead coral and harbour structures, and hunts fish and crustaceans mainly at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-fimbriatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gymnothorax_fimbriatus_361577696.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.