| Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
| 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m |
| Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, and Indonesia (Ref. 27470); Taiwan (Ref. 6934). |
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Body with broad black bands (Ref. 48635).
Description: Characterized by whitish to pale yellow color; with distinctive pattern of 12-14 dark brown to blackish bars, narrower than pale interspaces; ventral surface of head with elongate blackish streak; head densely covered with small dark spots; less dense spots on upper half of trunk and tail in pale spaces between dark bars; body depth at gill opening about 14-22 in TL; origin of dorsal fin is closer to gill opening than corner of mouth; anus anterior to middle of body; serrated jaw teeth in large specimens (Ref. 90102). |
| Occurs in coastal sand and mud habitat, living in holes near rubble or reef (Ref. 48635). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Museum: Lesser Sunda Is., S coast of Adonara between Basarani and Waiwerang, BPBM 37346 (Ref. 27470, 47567). Recorded from Manado and vicinity (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 48635. Also found in Sulawesi (Ref. 90102). |
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