Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
91.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; depth range 2 - 350 m |
Western Central Pacific: endemic, from Japan, Taiwan, Ogasawara Islands, Hawaii and the Society Islands. |
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Benthic (Ref. 58302). Occurs in crevices in shallow reefs. Often snatches game from divers. Used as food fish in some districts in Japan. |
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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traumatogenic |
Taken from the stomach of a seasnake Laticauda colubrina, at Sto. Domingo de Basco, Batan Is., Batanes (Ref. 208). Also Ref. 637. |
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