Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Undulated Moray Eel
Gymnothorax undulatus
Undulated Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax undulatus
Size: 3 to 5 ft. (90 cm to 1.5 m)  
Depth: 3-15 ft. (1-5 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica to Ecuador, 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. undulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217508🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52399🔗

All Photographs
© 2026 Florent Charpin