Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Drab moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax monochrous
Max size : 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marshall Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands; Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Likely to occur in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Chestnut brown species that becomes darker posteriorly. Differs from the uniformly brown G. pindae by lacking the fine serrations on the posterior edges of the lower jaw teeth and by having a mouth that may not quite close completely.
Biology : Inhabits relatively turbid areas of sheltered lagoon reefs (Ref. 1602, 37816)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

India country information
Common Names : Veng
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses