Blotch-necked moray

📖 Overview

Occurs at reef flats and outer reef slopes to a depth of at least 20 m. Feeds on fishes, cephalopodes and crustaceans . Unlikely to be encountered without the use of ichthyocide . Benthic . Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite . Common, but highly cryptic and seldom seen (Ref 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 126 - 143. Color yellowish, mottled and irregularly barred with brown shading to whitish ventrally on head and abdomen. Further characterized by body depth at gill opening 18-23 in TL; origin of dorsal fin slightly closer to gill opening than corner of mouth; anus anterior to middle of body; front of upper jaw with three rows of teeth with 3-4 canines on outer row on each side, small teeth in between; two large canines of middle row; side of upper jaw with outer row of small teeth; about four large teeth in inner row; row of small teeth on each side of lower jaw; front of jaw with two pairs of small canines .: eel-like; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blotch-necked moray is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Protogyny unconfirmed .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 25 m . Tropical; 30°N - 24°S East Africa to the Line and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 14 records indexed .

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