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SPECIE NAME:Gymnothorax fimbriatus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Moray eel Laced/Darkspotted
LOCATION: The spot-face moray is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, mainly on the coastal reefs of oceanic islands from Madagascar to Polynesia and from south Japan to New Caledonia.
HABITAT: Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs. Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves. Probably nocturnal.
SIZE: Max length : 80.0 cm Max weight up to 5kg
DIET: Moray eels are predatory carnivores. They hunt and eat a variety of foods including fish, mollusks (octopuses, squid, cuttlefish), crabs, and other hard-shelled invertebrates.
FACT: Moray eel uses specific technique while hunting other animals. They grab a prey using the element of surprise and wrap its body around it until it becomes flattened enough to be swallowed. This are the protogynous hermaphrodite
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Moray eel Laced/Darkspotted
LOCATION: The spot-face moray is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, mainly on the coastal reefs of oceanic islands from Madagascar to Polynesia and from south Japan to New Caledonia.
HABITAT: Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs. Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves. Probably nocturnal.
SIZE: Max length : 80.0 cm Max weight up to 5kg
DIET: Moray eels are predatory carnivores. They hunt and eat a variety of foods including fish, mollusks (octopuses, squid, cuttlefish), crabs, and other hard-shelled invertebrates.
FACT: Moray eel uses specific technique while hunting other animals. They grab a prey using the element of surprise and wrap its body around it until it becomes flattened enough to be swallowed. This are the protogynous hermaphrodite