Gymnothorax prionodon

Muraenidae
Sawtooth Moray, Australian Mottled Moray, Mottled Moray
  • Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
    Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
  • Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
    Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Narrow head with spots and yellow eye, and linked dark brown bars along body. Brown-speckled yellowish patches intervene. Fins with lighter margin.
Information
  • Max Size: 150 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-24.9°C
  • Depth: 1-40m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (8% 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.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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