Yellowmouth moray
📖 Overview
Mainly in oceanic locations . Adults are found inhabiting inner and outer reef slopes . Benthic . Mucus is toxic .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Large individuals; body dark yellow-brown numerous, smaller than pupil-sized spots that become small and numerous anteriorly, but large and widely spaced posteriorly . Yellow inside the mouth . This species has a relatively short, blunt snout; the larger specimens lack vomerine teeth and median intermaxillary teeth; the largest teeth are finely serrate; and jaws not arched, even in large specimens .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellowmouth moray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 271 m , usually 30 - ? m . Tropical; 20°C - 28°C ; 30°N - 23°S South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Starry moray, Yellowmouth moray · Yellow-mouthed Moray Eel · starry moray · yellowmouth moray |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Gulmundet muræne |
| 🇩🇪German | Gelbmaulmuräne |
| 🇫🇷French | Congre tacheté · Murène à bouche jaune |
| 🌍HEB | ניבן צהוב-לע |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Murena dalla bocca gialla |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Adeutsubo · アデウツボ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Geelbekmurene |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Moréia-de-boca-amarela |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Morena boca amarilla |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 秤仔花 · 糬鰻 · 薯鰻 · 虎鰻 · 裸犁裸胸鱔 · 裸鋤裸胸鯙 · 錢鰻 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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