Muraena fimbriata
Date 1864
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Pieter Bleeker, Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néerlandaises, IV, Murènes tab. CLXXIX
Old Latin name Muraena fimbriata
New Latin name Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Common name Nederlands: Murene
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Gymnothorax fimbriatus - fimbriated moray eel, dark-spotted moray, spot-face moray
The fimbriated moray eel (Gymnothorax fimbriatus), also referred to as the dark-spotted moray or spot-face moray, belongs to the family Muraenidae. The fimbriated moray is a medium-sized moray eel, capable of reaching a maximum length of 80 cm. Its serpentine body features a white cream to light brown background color adorned with numerous black spots. This moray eel is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, primarily found on the coastal reefs of oceanic islands. Its habitat ranges from Madagascar to Polynesia and extends from south Japan to New Caledonia.

Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: Gymnothorax fimbriatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832)