Gymnothorax buroensis — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Occurs in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs, primarily found in the surge zone (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Lives between rocks and corals.
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Description

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Common names: moray (English), morena (Espanol)
 
Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)


Latticetail moray,     Vagrant moray

Stout bodied; tail a little > ½ TL; front nostrils tubular, rear nostrils a hole at upper profile level; teeth pointed, conical, not serrated; 2 rows of teeth on side top jaws, outer row smaller, 5 rows at front; lower jaw with 2 rows at front; dorsal and anal fins covered with skin, but clearly evident; dorsal fin origin before gill opening;



Light brown at front, finely spotted with dark brown; body with 5 rows of small dark brown blotches that tend to line up vertically forming diffuse bars, blotches larger at rear; margin of tail yellowish.


Size: reaches 47 cm.

Habitat: rocky bottoms.

Depth: 1-10 m.

Widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Americas; in the eastern Pacific known from Costa Rica and western Panama, and Clipperton, Cocos and the Galapagos.

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Distribution

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 33390) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands. Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama (Ref. 9324) and the Galapagos (Ref. 2334).
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Cargados Carajos, Chagos, Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa (country)
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Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Panama, north to Ryukyu Islands and Hawaiian islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia.
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Depth

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Depth Range (m): 1 (S) - 10 (S)
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Zoogeography

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See Map (including site records) of Distribution in the Tropical Eastern Pacific


 
Global Endemism: All species, TEP non-endemic, Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans), "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific), All Pacific (West + Central + East)

Regional Endemism: All species, Eastern Pacific non-endemic, Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic, Continent + Island (s), Continent, Island (s)

Residency: Resident

Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0
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Size

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Length max (cm): 47.0 (S)
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Size

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Maximum size: 350 mm TL
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Max. size

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35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334))
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Diagnostic Description

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Dark brown with irregular dark spots anteriorly, interspersed with lighter granulations that form diffuse crossbars on the tail.
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Description

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Occurs in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to at least 25 m., primarily in the surge zone (Ref. 9710). Lives between rocks and corals.
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 37816)
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Depth range based on 255 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 185 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.305 - 670
  Temperature range (°C): 5.646 - 29.336
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 29.985
  Salinity (PPS): 32.185 - 36.148
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.647 - 4.806
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.086 - 2.116
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 28.121

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Depth range (m): 0.305 - 670

Temperature range (°C): 5.646 - 29.336

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 29.985

Salinity (PPS): 32.185 - 36.148

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.647 - 4.806

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.086 - 2.116

Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 28.121
 
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Depth: 0 - 25m.
Recorded at 25 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated.
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Salinity: Marine, Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore: Inshore, Inshore Only

Water Column Position: Bottom, Bottom only

Habitat: Reef (rock &/or coral), Reef only, Rocks, Corals, Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)

FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534).
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Feeding

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Feeding Group: Carnivore

Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs), octopus/squid/cuttlefish, bony fishes
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Life History and Behavior

Reproduction

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Egg Type: Pelagic, Pelagic larva
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Gymnothorax buroensis

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 11 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.

CACCCTCTACCTTGTATTTGGTGCCTGGGCCGGGATGGTCGGCACTGCCCTAAGCCTACTAATCCGAGCCGAGCTAAGTCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGTGACGACCAAATCTACAATGTTATTGTAACAGCCCATGCGTTTGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCTGTCATAATTGGAGGTTTCGGAAATTGATTAATCCCCTTAATAATTGGTGCCCCCGATATGGCATTCCCACGAATGAATAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTACTCCCCCCTTCTTTCCTGCTACTATTAGCCTCTTCCGGGGTTGAAGCCGGAGCGGGAACAGGGTGAACTGTCTACCCGCCTCTTGCAGGGAACCTGGCACATGCAGGCGCATCTGTTGACCTAACTATTTTCTCTCTCCATTTAGCAGGGGTTTCATCAATTCTAGGTGCAATTAACTTTATCACCACTATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCAGCTATCACACAATACCAAACGCCTTTATTCGTATGAGCAGTACTGGTGACAGCAGTATTACTGCTTCTCTCCCTACCAGTGGTAGCGGCGGGTATTACAATGCTTTTAACTGATCGAAACCTTAACACAACATTCTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGCGGGGACCCAATTCTATACCAACACCT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Gymnothorax buroensis

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 11
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation

Conservation Status

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IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed

CITES: Not listed
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Threats

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Not Evaluated
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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Wikipedia

Gymnothorax buroensis

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Gymnothorax buroensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1857,[1] and is commonly known as the vagrant moray, lattice-tail moray, Buru moray eel, or the Buro moray.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gymnothorax buroensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Gymnothorax buroensis at www.fishbase.org.
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