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Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)

Paintspotted moray
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Mayotte country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wickel, J., A. Jamon, M. Pinault, P. Durville and P. Chabanet, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Peppered moray, Murène poivrée, Painted moray, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 26165).   Tropical; 30°N - 26°S

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