Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Whitemargin moray
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 180 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
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Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to Hawaiian Islands; north to Japan and Taiwan (Ref 90102).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121652); 106.0 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 613.90 g (Ref. 121652); max. published weight: 613.90 g
Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121652); 106.0 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 613.90 g (Ref. 121652); max. published weight: 613.90 g
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 184 - 195.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Found in coastal reef sand slopes. Secretive in reefs during the day. Moves out over sand at night to hunt (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Apparently has venomous bite (Ref 90102).
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Main reference
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2011
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00039 (0.00026 - 0.00059), b=3.21 (3.09 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (59 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium. |