Description

A plain-colored light brown moray with a black eye ring, white blotches around the last two infraorbital pores and last three mandibular pores, and a single branchial pore.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: Gymnothorax australicola Lavenberg, 1992

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Ranges from very shallow inshore areas or tide pools to depths of at least 45 m depth (Ref. 13539).

Habitat

demersal