Zebra Moray, Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw & Nodder, 1797)
Scientific name: Gymnomuraena zebra
Alternative name/s:
Zebra Eel
Zebra Eel
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A Zebra Moray caught by Steve Wozniak on hook and line off Oahu, Hawaii, July 2010.
Image: Steve Wozniak
© Steve Wozniak
© Steve Wozniak
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Gymnomuraena
- Species
- zebra
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- It grows to 1.5 m in length but individuals over 1 m are rare.
Introduction
The species is distinctively coloured, being brown to orange-brown with many white to yellowish bands.
Distribution
Zebra Morays occur in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific. In Australia the species is known from off north-western Western Australian and from Cape York to Gladstone, Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
References
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
