Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Yellow-edged moray

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Muraenidae \| Muraeninae
Synonyms	Muraena flavimarginata, Lycodontis flavimarginatus, Gymnothorax viridipinnnis, ... more
Common names	Yellow margin moray, Yellow edged moray, Yellow-margined moray, ... more

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Main reference

Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen. 1994. (Ref. 6934)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 240 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

Length at first maturity

L_m ?, range 65 - ? cm

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 150 m (Ref. 1602)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 3257) eastward to the Tuamoto and Austral islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Panama and the Galapagos (Ref. 9324).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0 - 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 129 - 137. Reddish eyes (Ref. 1602). Color yellowish, densely mottled with dark brown; front of head purplish grey; posterior margins of fins yellow-green; gill opening in a black blotch. Juveniles sometimes bright yellow with brown blotches (Ref. 48635).

Along drop-offs (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on cephalopods (Ref. 30573), fishes, and crustaceans. Most often appears on the reef after a fish has been speared during daylight. The regularity and promptness of such appearances make it clear that G. flavimarginatus is especially sensitive to stimuli emanating from an injured or stressed fish (Ref. 13550). Eaten in some parts of the Indo-Pacific (Ref. 12484). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 84930)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 4690)

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial


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