Description

Brown, with small yellow or white spots on body and lower half of fins (Ref. 26938).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: Gymnothorax nigromarginatus (Girard, 1858)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Abundant in seagrass beds and banks from 10-19 m depth. Rarely found in bays; absent from coral reefs.

Habitat

associated