Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 138 - 144. Medium to dark brown coloration overlain with white dots becoming larger posteriorly; jaw teeth uniserial and serrate; one or two vomerine teeth in adults; four infraorbital pores; mean vertebral formula 6-58-140.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: Gymnothorax phalarus Bussing, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal