Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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False brown moray
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False brown moray

Gymnothorax pseudoherrei

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
False brown moray
Scientific
Gymnothorax pseudoherrei
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Eels
Family
Muraenidae (moray eels)
Maximum size
Up to about 20 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 22 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011

Description

A small, plain brown moray reaching about 20 cm, living on shallow coral reefs.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.