Yellow-edged moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow-edged moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
- Dhivehi
- Ven
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.4 m (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 150 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A large moray, yellowish-brown and densely mottled with dark brown, with a purplish-grey snout, a black blotch around the gill opening and a yellow-green edge to the rear fins. It lives in crevices from reef flats to deep outer slopes and hunts fish, octopus and crustaceans. It is very sensitive to the smell of injured fish and quickly appears when one is speared. It can reach about 2.4 m, and large ones have been linked to ciguatera poisoning.
In the Maldives
One of the most frequently seen large morays on Maldivian dive sites, especially along reef walls and in channels.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5392&GenusName=Gymnothorax&SpeciesNam
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Morena_de_borde_amarillo_(Gymnothorax_flavimarginatus),_Zan
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Ven' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.