Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Fimbriated moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Max size : 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 45 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Madagascar (Ref. 33390) to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan (Ref. 559), south to Queensland, Australia; throughout Micronesia.
Diagnosis : Adults pale with small black spots on face; black spots proportionally much larger in young (Ref. 30404).
Biology : Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602, 48635). Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves (Ref. 30404). Probably nocturnal (Ref. 1602). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9710)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen. 1994. (Ref. 6934)

India country information
Common Names : മാലഞി, മലഞ്ഞി, Malanhi, Veng
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses