| Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
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demersal; depth range 1 - 15 m |
| Indo-West Central Pacific: Philippines to Australia; east to Solomon Islands (Ref 90102). |
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Description: Characterized by medium to dark greyish brown color of body and fins; body depth at gill opening 14-20 in TL; origin of dorsal fin closer to gill opening than corner of mouth; anus anterior to middle of the body; preanal length 2.0-2.3 in TL; smooth, short and stout biserial jaw teeth, larger inner row teeth than those of outer row; no canines; three rows of intermaxillary teeth, largest outer row teeth; two short stout teeth in median row; small and uniserial vomerine teeth (Ref. 90102). |
| Found in coral reefs in 1-15 m (Ref 90102). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Type locality: W. side of Solino (Selinog) I., 8°51'24"N, 123°24'36"E, Zamboanga Del Norte, Mindanao. Also in Sulu Archipelago, Palawan and Mindanao (Ref. 90102). |
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