FB-5391 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Moreia faveira Moreia reticulada Heuningkoek-bontpaling Netpatroon-bontpaling Musaf bait nahal al bahri Bakasi Muréna mahejská Muréna pescadorská Muréna síťkovaná Muréna skvrnitá Leopardmuræne Sortplettet muræne Netzmuräne Black-blotched moray Black-blotched reef-eel Blackspotted moray Black-spotted moray Bukkaia Coral eel Giraffe eel Honeycomb moray Laced moray Reticulated moray Tesselated moray eel Tessellate moray Tessellated eel Tessellated reef-eel Huntmureen Hunt-silepeamureen Väike hiidmureen Sokkelomureena Congre mousquee Murène à taches noires Murène léopard Murène nid d'abeilles Murène panthère Murena Nisegoishi-utsubo Maj Kallimalanhi കല്ലിമാലഞി  കളളിമലഞ്ഞി Kisongohe Malibanos Cá Lịch vân lớn Hagmang Hangit Kalu iriya Koka aule Ubod Ven 大斑裸胸鯙 大斑裸胸鱔 大斑裸胸鳝 澎湖裸胸鱔 澎湖裸胸鳝 花�� 薯鳗 虎鳗 豆点裸胸鳝 豆點裸胸鱔 钱鳗 Enchelycore favagineus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Gymnothorax favagiensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Gymnothorax melanospilus (non Bleeker, 1855) Gymnothorax permistus (Smith, 1962) Gymnothorax pescadoris (non Jordan & Evermann, 1902) Gymnothorax tesselatus (Richardson, 1845) Gymnothorax tessellata (Richardson, 1845) Gymnothorax tessellatus (Richardson, 1845) Lycodontis favagineus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Lycodontis permistus Smith, 1962 Lycodontis tessellata (Richardson, 1845) Muraena tessellata Richardson, 1845 1992-04-15 2013-02-11 Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-5391-9284 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-28 2000-09-04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfav_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gyfav_u1.jpg FB-pic-5391-12039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-09-30 1997-04-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfav_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Gyfav_u1.gif FB-pic-5391-14404 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-04-20 1998-11-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 South; tidepool; depth range: 0-2 m http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gyfav_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gyfav_u4.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2013-02-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs (Ref. 9710). One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Often in holes with cleaner wrasses or shrimps (Ref. 48635). Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes (Ref. 30573). Large adults may be aggressive (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573. Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen 1994 A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-05-21 00:00:00 2013-04-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Basically white with black blotches and interspaces forming a honeycomb pattern (Ref. 30404, 48635). Some individuals have a near black overall appearance (Ref. 48635). Blotches variable between individuals and size, often in relation to habitat - those in clear coral reefs usually have proportionally less black than those found in turbid waters (Ref. 30404).Description: Characterized by body depth at gill opening 11-18 in TL; origin of dorsal fin well anterior to gill opening; anus anterior to middle of body; preanal length 2.1-2.2 in TL; elongate canines in single row on intermaxilla, longer than other canines at front jaw; biserial vomerine teeth in adult (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Morphology-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-05-21 00:00:00 2013-04-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 138 - 144 Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Distribution-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 33390) and East Africa to Papua New Guinea (Ref. 9710), north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Uses-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2013-02-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p. (Ref. 30573) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-TrophicStrategy-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-10 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public favagineus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Fiercely territorial. Associated with Labroides dimidiatus, which feeds on its gill parasites (Ref. 129713). Dwells in coral (Also Ref. 129713) and rocky reefs, in dark holes and deep caves. Predator. Reportedly has mutualistic associations with spiny lobsters. Feeds on octopuses, finfishes and marine invertebrates (Ref. 9773). Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs. One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes. Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen 1994 A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934) FB-Size-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2013-02-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 300 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5391 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2013-02-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5391 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)