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IllustrationBrown spotted moray
Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brown spotted moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A tiny moray, pale brown evenly covered with round dark brown spots, reaching about 20 cm. It is very secretive and hides among coral and rubble on seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-fuscomaculatus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.