Gymnothorax albimarginatus — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Found in coastal reef sand slopes. Secretive in reefs during the day. Moves out over sand at night to hunt (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
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Distribution

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Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Occurrence in Hawaii needs confirmation.
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Physical Description

Size

Max. size

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100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559))
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

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reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 180 m (Ref. 58302)
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Trophic Strategy

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Found in coastal reef sand slopes. Secretive in reefs during the day. Moves out over sand at night to hunt (Ref. 48635).
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Conservation

Threats

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Not Evaluated
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Gymnothorax albimarginatus

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Gymnothorax albimarginatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Japan and Taiwan.[1] It was first named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846,[1] and is commonly known as the Whitemargin moray or the White-edged moray.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gymnothorax albimarginatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax albimarginatus at www.fishbase.org.


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