Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Fimbriated Moray Eel
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated Moray Eel
Also known as: Darkspotted Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (80 cm)  
Depth: 20-150 ft. (6-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Muraenidae (Family) Moray Eels
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnothorax (Genus)
        └G. fimbriatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217499🔗
iNaturalist ID: 120979🔗

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