Gymnothorax saxicola Jordan & Davis, 1891
Honeycomb moray
Gymnothorax saxicola
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 19 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and Bermuda to southern Florida, USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico (to Mississippi River Delta). Reported from Cuba and Belize (Ref. 26340).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Abundant in seagrass beds and banks; rarely in bays and not occurring on coral reefs.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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