Bengal low-fin moray
📖 Overview
Overview information for Bengal low-fin moray is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 126 - 129. This species is distinguished by the following characters: robust body; anus at about mid-body; long head; blunt snout with large eye located slightly closer to rictus than to tip of snout; lower jaw is slightly shorter than upper jaw; gill opening broadly rounded, positioned below lateral midline; dorsal-fin origin is above posterior half of gill opening; both dorsal and anal fin are low, with pale margin; intermaxillary teeth in 3 longitudinal rows, with median row of 3 depressible fang like teeth and a single row of 6 teeth on each side; colour dark brown dorsally with small white dots scattered all over and ventral part pale whitish with small brown spots without reticulations; infraorbital pores 3; predorsal vertebrae 12-13, preanal vertebrae 56-59, total vertebrae 126-129 .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bengal low-fin moray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bengal low-fin moray is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bengal low-fin moray is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical West Bengal.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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