Slender Giant Moray

Gymnothorax prolatus

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gymnothorax prolatus is a moray eel found in the northwest Pacific Ocean, around Taiwan. It was first named by Sasaki and Amaoka in 1991, and can measure up to approximately 40 centimetres.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 37.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off the east coast of northern Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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