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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Ghost moray

Gymnothorax phasmatodes Smith, 1962
Max Length
46 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
4
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found in sand or rubble bottoms. Also in Shallow water, often in tidepools (Ref 90102). Nocturnal, feeds on small reef organisms .

Scientific Name
Gymnothorax phasmatodes
Authority
Smith, 1962
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
46 cm
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 166 - 170. Pale yellow, lighter ventrally . Dorsal margin light blue . : eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ghost moray is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Ghost moray is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Ghost moray is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical West Pacific: Mozambique and Mauritius (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.66
🌙 Nocturnal
Food Items

small reef organisms (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00047 × L3.28 (TL)
Max TL
46cm
Vertebrae
168

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Smith, 1962

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