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Barredfin moray
Gymnothorax zonipectis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Barredfin moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax zonipectis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 52 cm (standard length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m (usually 20 to 40 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A brown moray with rows of branching black blotches, fine white scribbles on the head and white-ringed jaw pores, reaching about 52 cm. It hides in caves and ledges on outer slopes, usually below 20 m, and comes out at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-zonipectis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Barred_Fin_Moray,_Bunaken_Island.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.