Marbled reef-eel
📖 Overview
Benthic in crevices in shallow water to 121 m . Uncommon inhabitant of reef flats and seaward reefs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 131 - 139. Color whitish and densely mottled with roundish dark brown spots about the size of eye or slightly larger. Gill opening on mid side of the body. : eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Marbled reef-eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Marbled reef-eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Marbled reef-eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m . Tropical; 26°N - 24°S East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Yaeyamas, south to Tonga.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Marbled Snake Moray · Marbled moray · Slender Conger Eel · marbled eel · marbled reef-eel · Marbled Snakemoray |
| 🌍CES | muréna mramorovaná |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Murena marmorizzata |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Shizukukikaiutsubo · シズクキカイウツボ |
| 🌍MAL | മാലഞി |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Мраморный рифовый угорь |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Morena marmoleada |
| 🌍TGL | Malibanos · Payangitan |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 石紋尾鯙 · 石紋鞭尾鯙 · 石點長圓鯙 · 花斑尾鱔 · 薯鰻 · 虎鰻 · 錢鰻 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 14 records indexed .
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