Saltwater
Yellow-edged moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Muraenidae, Muraeninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 240 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 289,440 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, and 38 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Along drop-offs. Benthic. Occurs in coral or rocky areas of reef flats and protected shorelines to seaward reefs. Feeds on cephalopods, fishes, and crustaceans. Most often appears on the reef after a fish has been speared during daylight. The regularity and promptness of such appearances make it clear that G. flavimarginatus is especially sensitive to stimuli emanating from an injured or stressed fish. Eaten in some parts of the Indo-Pacific. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Solitary and curious, usually seen with head protruding (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Gymnothorax flavomarginatus
- Gymnothorax mauritianus
- Gymnothorax viridipinnis
- Gymnothorax viridipinnnis
- Lycodontis flavimarginatus
- Lycodontis flavomarginatus
In other languages
- Gulrandet muræne
- Kirjomureena, Pantterimureena
- Leopard eel, Leopard moray, Moray eel, Speckled moray, Yellow edged moray, Yellow margin moray, Yellow-edged moray eel, Yellow-margin moray, Yellow-margined moray, Yellow-margined moray eel, Yellowedged moray, Yellowmargin moray
Articles
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Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.