FB-8252 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845) Muréna bělooká Freckled moray Freckled reef eel Greyface moray Ribbon eel Slender moray White-eye moray White-eyed moray Valgesilm-silepeamureen Valgesilm-urumureen bonu dravu Sabi-utsubo Maj Belut Belut riben Belut-laut kepala kelabu Malong Pusi Malibanos Cá Lụy hoa Ikur Kiari Puhi 密花裸胸鱔 密花裸胸鳝 密點星鯙 密點裸胸鱔 密点星鯙 澳洲双犁海鳝 澳洲雙犁海鱔 Gymnothorax thrysoideus (Richardson, 1845) Gymnothorax thyrsoidea (Richardson, 1845) Gymnothorax thyrsoides (Richardson, 1845) Muraena prosopeion Bleeker, 1853 Muraena thrysoidea Richardson, 1845 Siderea prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) Siderea thrysoidea (Richardson, 1845) Siderea thyrsoidea (Richardson, 1845) Siderea thysoidea (Richardson, 1845) 1993-08-18 2020-08-26 Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Gythy_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Gythy_u0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-08-18 00:00:00 2020-08-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 Fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes and octopi (Ref. 89972). Often in shipwrecks; usually in pairs or small aggregations, and shares habitat with other morays (Ref. 48635). Also common in sheltered reefs (Ref 90102). Böhlke, E.B., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith 1999 Muraenidae. p. 1643-1657. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 12904) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2013-02-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Vomerine teeth are biserial and diverging anteriorly with the posterior most 3 to 4 teeth forming a single row (Ref. 37816).Description: Characterized by whitish or pale yellow color; densely mottled with small brown spots; purplish grey color front half of head; white iris; body depth at gill opening17-22 in TL; origin of dorsal fin about midway between gill opening and mouth corner; anus well anterior to middle of body; preanal length about 2.5 in TL; conical teeth, none as canines, in two rows on side of upper jaw and front of lower jaw; median row of intermaxillary with two conical teeth (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2013-02-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Vertebrae: 125 - 137 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-08-18 00:00:00 2020-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island to French Polynesia, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to Tonga; throughout Micronesia. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Uses-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-08-18 00:00:00 2020-08-26 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family FB-LifeCycle-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Philip Munday 1993-08-18 00:00:00 2020-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8252&StockCode=8565 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Simultaneous hermaphroditism not confirmed (Ref. 84746). Fishelson, L. 1992 Comparative gonad morphology and sexuality of the Muraenidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Copeia 1992(1):197-209. (Ref. 32169) FB-TrophicStrategy-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-05-28 00:00:00 2008-08-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public thyrsoideus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Often found in coral reefs. A carnivore that feeds on fish and crabs (Ref. 9137). Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) FB-Size-8252 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-08-18 00:00:00 2020-08-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8252 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases 73.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 121652)); max. published weight: 568 g (Ref. 121652) Loh, K.H., K.T. Shao and H.M. Chen 2011 Length-weight relationships for 39 species of moray eel from the waters around Taiwan. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27:945-948. (Ref. 121652) Loh, K.H., K.T. Shao and H.M. Chen 2011 Length-weight relationships for 39 species of moray eel from the waters around Taiwan. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27:945-948. 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