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Paintspotted moray
Gymnothorax pictus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Paintspotted moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax pictus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.4 m (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 100 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A greyish moray finely speckled with dark markings, reaching about 1.4 m. It lives on reef flats and rocky shores, where it will even leave the water briefly to chase crabs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-pictus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Peppered_moray_Gymnothorax_pictus_(7622353606).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.