Tesselate Moray (species: Gymnothorax favagineus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Gymnothorax favagineus
Tesselate Moray


©Anne Hoggett: Gymnothorax favagineus on the reef flat at Jewell Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Gymnothorax favagineus at the lagoon entrance, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Gymnothorax favagineus at the lagoon entrance, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Muraenidae
Genus Gymnothorax
Species Gymnothorax favagineus

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Distinguishing features

A large moray eel; white with large, irregular black spots.

Size

  • Up to 180 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Humann, P. and N. Deloach (2010). Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
  • 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.