Indian mud moray
📖 Overview
Occurs in estuaries and river mouths . Found usually in muddy estuaries, also enters lower portion of rivers, in 1-10 m (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 120 - 130. Body moderately elongate, cylindrical in front, compressed along tail; eyes small; teeth very sharp, more or less in two rows, inner series larger . : eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Indian mud moray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous? ; depth range 1 - 10 m . Tropical West Pacific: India to Philippines; south to Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Estuarine Moray · Estuarine Moray Eel · Freshwater Moray · Freshwater Snowflake Eel · Indian Mud Moray · Mud Moray · Mud Moray Eel |
| 🌍CES | muréna sladkovodní |
| 🇩🇪German | Goldstaubmuräne |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Moréia-de-água-doce-indiana |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Morena de estero India |
| 🌍THA | ปลาไหลช่อ |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnothorax borneensis | Bleeker | 1863 | Synonym |
| Lycodontis literata | McClelland | 1844 | Synonym |
| Lycodontis tile | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Muraena gracilis | Richardson | 1848 | Synonym |
| Muraena tile | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Muraena vermiculata | Richardson | 1848 | Synonym |
| Muraenophis tile | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Strophidon maculata | McClelland | 1844 | Synonym |
| Strophidon punctata | McClelland | 1844 | Synonym |
| Thyrsoidea microdon | Kaup | 1856 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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