ocellated moray

Gymnothorax ocellatus

Ray from Western Atlantic

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Gymnothorax ocellatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831, and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, Caribbean ocellated moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 90 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles, including the Central American coast from Nicaragua to northern coast of South America.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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