Pi114 Muraena thrysoidea (Greyface moray)

 

Pi114                            Muraena thrysoidea (Greyface moray)

 

Phylum                        : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Anguilliformes

Family             : Muraenidae

Genus              : Muraena

Species            : Muraena thrysoidea

 

Current name: Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

 

Description:

 

Vertebrae: 125 - 137. Vomerine teeth are biserial and diverging anteriorly with the posterior most 3 to 4 teeth forming a single row. Fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes and octopi. Often in shipwrecks; usually in pairs or small aggregations, and shares habitat with other morays

 

 

IUCN Status: Least Concern