Pinda Moray, Gymnothorax pindae Smith 1962
A Pinda Moray, Gymnothorax pindae, from Mururoa Atoll, French Polynesia, USNM 408155. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A uniformly brownish moray becoming black towards the rear, with a dark brown eye region, slightly blackish nostrils, pores on jaws and gill opening, whitish lateral-line pores, and a uniformly whitish inner mouth.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Gymnothorax pindae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3555
Pinda Moray, Gymnothorax pindae Smith 1962
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of NW Western Australia to Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and the far northern Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Coral Sea to Swains Reefs, Queensland; also Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits reef flats, lagoons and seaward reefs at depths to 43 m. |
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Features |
Preanal length 2.2–2.5 in TL, predorsal length 6.6–11 in TL, head length 6.5–8.3 in TL, body depth at anus 15–24 in TL. In Snout length 4.1–6.8 in HL, eye diameter 6.8–11 in HL, upper-jaw length 2.2–3.2 in HL. Pores: LL 2, SO 3, IO 4, POM 6. Vertebrae 118–123. Body moderately stout; anus situated before midlength; dorsal-fin origin before gill opening. Snout relatively short and tapering, jaws of equal length. Eye moderate, over middle of upper jaw. Anterior nostril long and tubular, reaching edge of lip when depressed; posterior nostril above anterior margin of eye. Intermaxillary teeth in a single peripheral series, 6–7 on each side, triangular, increasing in size posteriorly; 1–3 median teeth, long, conical. Maxillary teeth uniserial in larger specimens, biserial in smaller specimens. Dentary with 1–3 larger inner teeth anteriorly, an outer row of smaller teeth, decreasing in size posteriorly. Larger teeth anteriorly in jaws serrate. Vomerine teeth uniserial or slightly staggered, small and inconspicuous. Dorsal and anal fins high, dorsal fin height up to half body depth. |
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Etymology |
The species is named for the type locality: Pinda, Mozambique. |
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Species Citation |
Gymnothorax pindae Smith 1962, Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 23: 430, pl. 55d. Type locality: Pinda, Mozambique. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Pinda Moray, Gymnothorax pindae Smith 1962
References
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Smith, D.G., McCosker, J. & Tighe, K. 2019. Gymnothorax pindae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T195777A2416571. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195777A2416571.en. Downloaded on 07 June 2020.
