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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Grey moray

Gymnothorax nubilus Richardson, 1848
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Max Length
82 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Grey moray is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gymnothorax nubilus
Authority
Richardson, 1848
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
82 cm
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Grey moray is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Grey moray is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Grey moray is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 15 m . Temperate Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00055 × L3.28 (TL)
Max TL
82cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
56.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Richardson, 1848

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