Deskripsieng
Yellowmargin Moray. 124 cm (48.8 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2008). Indo-Pacific; western Pacific Ocean north to Yonaguni-jima Island, Japan (Koeda et al. 2016); Bahía Santa Maria, southern Baja California (Jonathan et al. 2015); tip of Baja California, Costa Rica to Panama and offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2008). Benthic; depth: 0.5 – 150 m (2 – 492 ft) (min.: Smith et al. 2019; max.: Robertson and Allen 2008).
Sumber: Checklist of marine and estuarine fishes from the Alaska-Yukon Border, Beaufort Sea, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Deskripsieng
Description. In TL: preanal length 2.0 – 2.3, predorsal length 8.3 – 11, head length 7.5 – 11, body depth at anus 14 – 27. In head length: snout length 4.8 – 6.5, eye diameter 6.9 – 12, upper-jaw length 2.1 – 2.7. Pores: LL 2, SO 3, IO 4, POM 6. Vertebrae: predorsal 4 – 6, preanal 54 – 58, total 130 – 139. Body moderately elongate; anus usually slightly before midlength; dorsal-fin origin before gill opening. Jaws moderate, of equal length. Eye moderate, over middle of upper jaw. Anterior nostril tubular; posterior nostril with a raised rim, above and behind anterior margin of eye. Teeth smooth, slender, conical to triangular. Intermaxillary teeth in a single peripheral series, usually 2 median teeth. Maxillary teeth biserial, inner teeth fewer and larger. Dentary teeth biserial anteriorly, with 2 – 4 large inner teeth, uniserial posteriorly. Vomerine teeth uniserial. Color: yellowish, densely and finely mottled with dark brown spots sometimes in gravel-like pattern, often to the extent that little of the pale yellowish ground color remains; small specimens with spots larger and more widely spaced; snout, front of lower jaw, and anterior nostril purplish brown; a black blotch over gill opening; fins dark basally with a conspicuous greenish yellow or yellow margin posteriorly. Maximum size at least 1.2 m.
Sumber: Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species
Distribusieng
Distribution and habitat. Widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and east coast of Africa east to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, and islands off Central America. Occurs on coral and rocky reefs from depths of 0.5 – 150 m, usually 5 – 30 m.
Sumber: Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species
Distribusieng
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and Transkei (South Africa) east to Panama, north to Ryukyu, Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, south to northern Australia at 24 ° 49 ' S and New Caledonia. Found in crevices in inshore and seaward coral and rocky reefs; young specimens in tidal pools, 0 – 150 m depth. Marine.
Sumber: Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
