Family : Ophichthidae (Snake eels) , subfamily: Myrophinae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Muraenichthys gymnopterus
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41299)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Pacific: China to Indonesia (Ref. 7050). Reported from India (Ref. 45255).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabit warm shallow seas (Ref. 7050), in rocky reefs (Ref. 41299)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McCosker, John
Main Ref : Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)

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