Australian mottled moray

Gymnothorax prionodon

Fish Reaching One Hundred Fifty Centimeters in Japanese Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

The Australian mottled moray (in Australia), and mottled moray (in New Zealand), Gymnothorax prionodon, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found at depths down to 80 m. Their length is between 80 and 150 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 150 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea (Ref. 559 ), Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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