Geometric moray

Geometric moray
An individual from Egypt (Red Sea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species:
G. griseus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax griseus
(Lacépède, 1803)
Synonyms

Siderea grisea

The geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)[2][3] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae[4][5][6] found throughout the western Indian Ocean at depths to 40 m. Its length is up to 65 cm.[7] It is parasitized by Ichthyoxenus puhi, a species of isopod.[8][9]

The fish is generally pale purple, white or brownish in colour, with a greyish head with distinct lines of black dots.[4][7]

  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195734A2410053.
  2. ^ Debelius, Helmut (2001). Red Sea reef guide. p. 15.
  3. ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 39.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnothorax griseus". FishBase. June 2006 version.
  5. ^ Geometric Moray - Gymnothorax griseus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life
  6. ^ "Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  7. ^ a b Sutton, Alan (2017-04-08). "Geometric Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs". Seaunseen. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  8. ^ "Ichthyoxenus puhi (Bowman, 1962)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  9. ^ Martin, M. B.; Bruce, N. L.; Nowak, B. F. (2014-01-01). "Redescription of Ichthyoxenus puhi (Bowman, 1962) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), parasite of the moray eel Gymnothorax griseus (Lacépède, 1803) from Mauritius". Crustaceana. 87 (6): 654–665. doi:10.1163/15685403-00003315.