Spotted Moray, Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson 1843)

Other Names: Black-spotted Moray, Indo-Pacific Spotted Moray, Spotted Moray Eel

Summary:

A whitish moray covered in small, round dark spots.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Gymnothorax isingteena in Fishes of Australia, accessed 14 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5464

Spotted Moray, Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson 1843)

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Distribution	Coral Bay to northern Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, New Year Island, Northern Territory, and One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Comores and Mauritius (Mascarenes), Indonesia, Vietnam, north to Taiwan, Korea and Japan, and south to northern Australia. Inhabits coastal reefs and outer reef slopes, often seen protruding from coral outcrops in depths to 100 m.
Remarks	In Australia, this species has been misidentified as the Tessellate Moray, Gymnothorax favagineus, and Gymnothorax melanospilus. G. melanospilus is a junior synonym of G. isingteena.
Species Citation	Muraena isingteena Richardson 1845, Zool. Voy. H. M. S. Sulphur: 108, Pl. 48 (fig. 1). Type locality: Canton, China (as China seas).
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018

Spotted Moray, Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson 1843)

References

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Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 (as Gymnothorax isengleena) Ref at BHL