Undulate Moray, Common Hawaiian Moray, Common Moray, Leopard Moray, Mottled Moray
Gymnothorax undulatus, Elizabeth Reef, Tasman Sea, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Gymnothorax undulatus, Elizabeth Reef, Tasman Sea, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Mosaic pattern over the body, similar to Enchelycore ramosa (mosaic moray) but shorter snout/smaller mouth.
Information
Max Size: 150 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.3-31.0°C
Depth: 1-110m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 0.7
Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species.
Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most
hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
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: Few (4 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