Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Dark moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax afer
Max size : 100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4450)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 10 - 45 m
Climate : tropical; 20°N - 18°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke. 1990. (Ref. 4450)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses