Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 125 - 135. Color pale greyish brown with 16-21 dark bars; bars becoming indistinct on large individuals; top of head yellow; corner of mouth with a dark brown spot.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Adults feed on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

Habitat

brackish