Family : Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Red Sea whitespotted moray
Fish Name : Gymnothorax punctatus
Max size : 90.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in shallow coastal coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 30573)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Randall, J.E. and D. Golani. 1995. (Ref. 10713)

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