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Purplemouth Moray (Gymnothorax vicinus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Gymnothorax vicinus

(Castelnau, 1855)

Purplemouth Moray

Also known as: Brown Conger, Brown Moray, Congo, Deepwater Conger, Dusky-Mouthed Moray Eel, Purple-Mouthed Moray Eel

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–145 m

Max size

1.32 m

Max weight

750 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Anguilliformes

Family

Muraenidae

Where to find it

occasional

Cape Verde

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Spottail Moray (Gymnothorax equatorialis)

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Spottail Moray

Moray (Enchelycore ramosa)

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Moray (Gymnothorax griseus)

Gymnothorax griseus

Moray

Moray (Gymnothorax elegans)

Gymnothorax elegans

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Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)

Gymnothorax undulatus

Undulated Moray

Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris)

Gymnothorax funebris

Green Moray

Blackcheek Moray (Gymnothorax breedeni)

Gymnothorax breedeni

Blackcheek Moray

Image: © Pauline Walsh Jacobson (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source