Species learning profile
Moray eel
Gymnothorax javanicus
Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) is a saltwater fish associated with reef habitat in Pacific. It has a second set of jaws in its throat.
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At a glance
- Água
- Água salgada
- Habitat
- Recife
- Comprimento máximo
- 240 cm
- Distribuição
- Pacífico
- Família
- Muraenidae
- Ordem
- Anguilliformes
Observe
How to identify Moray eel
- Usually patterned brown, green, or yellow.
- Long and muscular with a large, permanently open-looking mouth.
- Reported maximum length: 240 cm — a genuinely giant fish. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.
Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.
Place and pattern
Where it lives—and how it behaves
Habitat and range
This species is associated with reef habitat across Pacific. Reef crevices provide shelter while current, coral, algae, and neighboring animals supply food.
Behavior
Uses reef habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.
Food-web connections
What it eats and why it matters
Diet
A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.
Ecological role
Its feeding helps shape the balance among algae, coral, invertebrates, and other reef fish..
Remember
One fact worth keeping
Moray eel pode chegar a cerca de 240 cm e costuma viver perto de Recife.
Think like a conservationist
A conservation lens
Reef fish are affected by coral loss, warming, destructive fishing, pollution, and the removal of key grazers or predators.
This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.
Recall
Quick knowledge check
Which habitat is most closely associated with Moray eel in this guide?
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References and further reading
Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.
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