| Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| 23.65 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 18 m |
| Western Pacific: Indonesia. |
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, moderately robust with body length slightly less than tail length; posterior nostril encased within an unusual elongate dermal flap, its length 7.1 in HL; dorsal fin origin anterior to level of gill opening; vertebral count relatively low, total vertebrae 117. Colouration: in life pale reddish brown on upper two-thirds and white below, with 14, broad dark brown bars, pale spaces between bars and adjacent pale areas of dorsal fin profusely covered with red-brown spotting; dorsal fin with 14, white-edged black bars, appearing as ocelli, when viewed from dorsally (Ref. 123128). |
| Collected at night in coral reef habitat at a depth of 18 m (Ref. 123128). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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