Shao's moray

Gymnothorax shaoi

Ray in Northwest Pacific

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

Gymnothorax shaoi, or Shao's moray eel, is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels). It is a marine, temperate-water eel known from Taiwan, in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 60.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Maximum length: 68.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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