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IllustrationRichardson's moray
Gymnothorax richardsonii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Richardson's moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax richardsonii
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 34 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A small dark brown moray with darker mottling, a pale chin and white rims around the lip pores, reaching about 34 cm. It hides under loose dead coral in shallow lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-richardsonii.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Muraena_richardsoni_-_1864_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.