Saltwater
Spotted moray
Gymnothorax moringa
Muraenidae, Muraeninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 200 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 167,500 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 30 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous. Active during the day, sometimes together with other predators. Feeds on fish and crustaceans. Usually seen with its head protruding from a hole and the rest of its body concealed. Observed to be unusually aggressive towards man. It has been traded as aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil. Marketed fresh and salted.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Gymnothorax albimentis
- Gymnothorax concolor
- Gymnothorax flavoscriptus
- Gymnothorax moringua
- Gymnothorax picturatus
- Gymnothorax rostratus
In other languages
- Plettet muræne
- Täplämureena
- Common conger, Common spotted moray, Conger, Conger eel, Congo, Eel, Hamlet, Moray eel, Red moray, Speckled moray, White cong, White jawed moray, White-chinned moray, White-jawed moray eel
Articles
All articles
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.