Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Highfin moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
Max size : 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Oman and India to the western Pacific.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Color pale yellowish; dark brown spots clustering to form larger ones in about 4 irregular rows along the body. Margin of fins white in juveniles; reduced to tip of tail in adults. Vertebrae 127-135.
Biology : Not common
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 : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses