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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Lives in holes and crevices of seaward reefs from the surge zone to over 26 m.
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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)
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Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Mangaréva, north to the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Australs.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Chagos, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Zululand (South Africa), Seychelles and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Izu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Size
Max. size
26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334))
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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)
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Diagnostic Description
Golden in color with dark spot around gill opening (Ref. 3257). May also be variable from brown to bright golden yellow and eye with deep blue color (Ref. 48635). Has short conical teeth like those of G. fuscomaculatus and G. marshallensis (Ref. 37816).
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Type Information
Holotype for Gymnothorax melatremus Schultz
Catalog Number: USNM 141610
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Collector(s): E. Herald
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, outside reef of north end of Bokobyaadaa Island (Code: Boby). This station was located next to the island on the north side just before the sand spit curves out leading to Bokonejien Island to the north., Bikini Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 2
Catalog Number: USNM 141610
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Collector(s): E. Herald
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, outside reef of north end of Bokobyaadaa Island (Code: Boby). This station was located next to the island on the north side just before the sand spit curves out leading to Bokonejien Island to the north., Bikini Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 2
- Holotype: Schultz, L. P. 1953. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 202: 120, 23d, 25.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 58 m (Ref. 58302)
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Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58302&speccode=46
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Depth range based on 69 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 38 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.9825 - 80
Temperature range (°C): 25.070 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.025 - 1.279
Salinity (PPS): 34.077 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 4.754
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 0.302
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 5.551
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.9825 - 80
Temperature range (°C): 25.070 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.025 - 1.279
Salinity (PPS): 34.077 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 4.754
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 0.302
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 5.551
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 38 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.9825 - 80
Temperature range (°C): 25.070 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.025 - 1.279
Salinity (PPS): 34.077 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 4.754
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 0.302
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 5.551
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.9825 - 80
Temperature range (°C): 25.070 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.025 - 1.279
Salinity (PPS): 34.077 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 4.754
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 0.302
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 5.551
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Depth: 10 - 40m.
From 10 to 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Lives in holes and crevices of seaward reefs from the surge zone to over 26 m.
From 10 to 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Lives in holes and crevices of seaward reefs from the surge zone to over 26 m.
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Trophic Strategy
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534).
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Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen 2006 Biodiversity and living resources of the coral reef fishes in Vietnam marine waters. Science and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi. (Ref. 58534)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Gymnothorax melatremus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
ATAGTAGGCACAGCCCTT---AGCCTACTCATCCGGGCAGAACTTAGCCAACCGGGGGCTCTTTTGGGTGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATGTGATCGTTACCGCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATCTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCAATTATAATTGGCGGTTTCGGAAACTGATTGATCCCACTGATR---ATCGGTGCCCCCGACATGGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCCCCTTCCTTTCTCCTTCTCCTCGCCTCTTCAGGCGTGGAAGCCGGGGCAGGGACGGGCTGAACTGTCTACCCCCCGCTAGCAGGTAACCTCGCACATGCAGGAGCATCCGTGGACCTG---ACAATCTTCTCACTTCACCTTGCGGGAATTTCCTCAATTCTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCATTAACATGAAGCCCCCGGCTATTTCTCAGTACCAGACACCATTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTCCTAATTACAGCCGTCCTTCTTCTCCTCTCCCTCCCAGTCCTTGCGGCC---GGAATCACAATGTTGCTGACAGACCGAAATCTTAATACTACTTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTACCAACACCTATTTTGATTCTTTGGGCACCCCGAAGTTTACATCCTTATTCTCCCCGGCTTTGGAATGATCTCCCATATTGTTGCCTACTACGCCGGCAAGAAA---GAGCCATTTGGATACATAGGCATGGTTTGGGCCATAATGGCAATTGGTCTCCTAGGCTTCATCGTTTGAGCCCACCATATGTTTACCGTCGGCATGGACGTAGATACCCGAGC
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Gymnothorax melatremus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Wikipedia
Gymnothorax melatremus
Gymnothorax melatremus is a Moray Eel from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 26cm in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Gymnothorax melatremus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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