Small Moray with variable colouring, from brown to bright yellow, with or without small brown spots or sometimes even a reticular pattern. Eye is blue, often with a dark bar running through the iris. Quite common but shy and rarely seen by divers.
Information
Max Size: 26 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.3-30.6°C
Depth: 0-58m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Gymnothorax melatremus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
