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

rare

Other species in Muraenidae

Gymnothorax favagineus

Laced Moray

Gymnothorax equatorialis

Spottail Moray

Enchelycore ramosa

Moray

Gymnothorax griseus

Moray

Gymnothorax elegans

Moray

Gymnothorax undulatus

Undulated Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

Green Moray

Gymnothorax breedeni

Blackcheek Moray