Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Gymnothorax tile
Max size : 60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : demersal; anadromous?
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Philippines and Indonesia. Known from India and Hawaii (Ref. 45255).
Diagnosis : Vertebrae: 122-122. Body moderately elongate, cylindrical in front, compressed along tail; eyes small; teeth very sharp, more or less in two rows, inner series larger (Ref. 4832).
Biology : Occurs in estuaries and river mouths (Ref. 4832, 48635)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)

India country information
Common Names : Freshwater moray
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses