Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : One-spot moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax monostigma
Max size : 44.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical; 16°N - 24°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref. 11303) and Christmas Island (Ref. 30874). Pacific Ocean: Caroline and Mariana islands and Papua New Guinea to the Marquesan and Tuamoto islands.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Plain brown moray that has a distinctive dark ring around each eye that extends backwards as a rectangular blotch and white spots surrounding each mucus pore around the mouth.
Biology : Inhabits surge-swept seaward reefs (Ref. 1602)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

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