📷 (c) myxograzina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
📷 (c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Least Concern
Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassActinopterygii›OrderAnguilliformes›FamilyMuraenidae›GenusGymnothorax
About
Giant morays are large reef eels that hide in crevices by day and hunt mostly at night. A second set of pharyngeal jaws helps pull prey down the throat. They may cooperate with groupers during hunts, flushing prey from coral hiding places.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, lagoon slopes, reef flats, and rocky crevices
🍃Diet Carnivore — fish, octopuses, crustaceans, and carrion
📏Size & Weight Body up to 3 m
•weight Up to 30 kg
⏳Lifespan 20–30 years
🗺Range Indo-Pacific reefs from East Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific
FishReef Fish
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, lagoon slopes, reef flats, and rocky crevices
🍃Diet Carnivore — fish, octopuses, crustaceans, and carrion
📏Size & Weight Body up to 3 m
•weight Up to 30 kg
⏳Lifespan 20–30 years
🗺Range Indo-Pacific reefs from East Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific
Photo Credits
#1(c) myxograzina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · CC BY NC ND
#3(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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