TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Muraenidae
Genus Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)

Provider:

Chen, Hong-Ming

Synonyms：

Lycodontis buroensis, Muraena buroensis

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌 (沈等, 1993)

A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64 (Chen, Shao & Chen, 1994)

Character:

HL 7.1-7.5, DGO 12.7-17.1, TR 2.9-3.2 in TL, Vert 111-120. Body size small, rarely exceeding 33 cm TL. Brownish body, lower jaw and abdomen paler, with several rows of longitudinal dark-brownish dots, whitish interspaces diminish toward the tail tip. Caudal fin margin, yellow-greenish posteriorly. Black-brownish ocular posterior area, supraorbital pores, and median fins.

Habitat:

Occurs in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs.

Distribution:

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands; throughout Micronesia.

Utility:

Aquarium

Name Code:

380750

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine