Yellowmouth Moray, Gymnothorax nudivomer (Playfair 1866)
Other Names: Yellow-mouth Moray
A Yellowmouth Moray, Gymnothorax nudivomer, at North Solitary Island, New South Wales, January 2017. Source: Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A brownish to yellowish-brown moray with bright yellow inside the mouth, numerous small white spots on body anteriorly, larger and widely-spaced spots posteriorly, and a dark blotch around gill openings.
The Yellowmouth Moray is reportedly poisonous as the mucous is toxic.
The Yellowmouth Moray is reportedly poisonous as the mucous is toxic.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Gymnothorax nudivomer in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3813
Yellowmouth Moray, Gymnothorax nudivomer (Playfair 1866)
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Exmouth to off Pardoo, Western Australia, also on the Sahul Banks, Timor Sea, and from the Capricorn Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and South Africa to the Hawaii and the Marquesas Islands in the Central Pacific. Inhabits inner and outer reef slopes, mostly on oceanic islands. |
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Species Citation |
Muraena nudivomer Playfair, 1866, Fishes of Zanzibar: 127. Type locality: Zanzibar (lectotype). |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Yellowmouth Moray, Gymnothorax nudivomer (Playfair 1866)
References
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