Diagnostic Description
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Color pale greyish brown with 16-21 dark bars; bars becoming indistinct on large individuals; top of head yellow; corner of mouth with a dark brown spot. Description: Characterized by depth of body at gill opening 13-25 in TL; origin of dorsal fin closer to gill opening than corner of mouth; anus anterior to middle of body; preanal length 2.1-2.3 in TL; single row of anterior jaw teeth; 2-3 small teeth alternating with long canines; three conspicuously long canines in median row at front of upper jaw; 1-3 slender canines in inner row at side of upper jaw (Ref. 90102).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 125 - 135
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits seaward reefs to depths of at least 30 m, in areas of clear water (Ref. 1602). In coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific Region (Ref. 9137). Feeds on fish, crabs and shrimps (Ref. 1602).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Importance
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aquarium: commercial
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區，西起紅海、東非，東至夏威夷、土木土及馬貴斯群島，北至日本，南至澳洲等海域。臺灣東部、南部、小琉球、綠島及蘭嶼之岩礁區可見。
利用
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一般可利用延繩釣、籠具誘捕等漁法。可供食用，顏色及斑紋漂亮，可飼養、玩賞。
描述
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體延長而呈圓柱狀，尾部側扁。吻部尖長。尖牙；頜齒及鋤骨齒單列，上頜口內眼窩部有
3-4
個長尖牙。脊椎骨數132-135。體色為淡褐至白色。體側具有
15-19
條褐色環帶；在頭部和軀幹前方的環帶在腹部不銜接，或僅略微銜接。暗褐色環帶的寬度和環帶間隔相當；大型標本由於環帶間隔的顏色逐漸加深，環帶愈不明顯。嘴角有黑痕；前鼻管黑色；口內部皮膚黑色。活體成魚頭頂部為黃色。
棲地
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性情羞怯；大多數時間皆躲藏在隱蔽物中。小型個體可在珊瑚礁岩岸的潮間帶潮池中被發現，魚體呈半透明；隨成長體色逐漸加深，頭頂部逐漸轉黃。喜歡捕食魚類。
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
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Gymnothorax rueppelliae, the banded moray, banded reef-eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, black barred eel, yellow-headed moray eel or yellow-headed moray,[2] is a moray eel found in tropical coral reefs.[3] Gymnothorax rueppelliae is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with 16-21 dark bars on the body, a bright yellow head and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth.[4][5][6] They differ from the Gymnothorax pikei, a close relative that lives Papua New Guinea.[7] They have fewer vomerine teeth.[7] They also reach a maximum length of 80 cm.[8]
Distribution, Habitat & Diet
They can be found in lagoons and reefs from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, Tuamotu, the Marquesas Islands, North of the Ryukyu Islands and South of the Great Barrier Reef.[9]
These eels are nocturnal and live at 1–40 m depth.[10] They feed on fish, crabs, and shrimp.[11]
References
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^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195857A2428153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195857A2428153.en. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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^ Common names for Gymnothorax rueppellii at www.fishbase.org.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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^ Bray, D.J. (2011):Gymnothorax rueppelliae Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Fishes of Australia.
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^ "Morena Bandeada (Gymnothorax rueppelliae)". Natusfera. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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^ Smith, J. L. B. (1977). Smiths’ Sea Fishes. Macmillan South Africa. ISBN 9783642828584.
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^ a b KAILOLA, PATRICIA. "The Rare Moray Eel Gymnothorax pikei Bliss Recorded from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Science. 29.
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^ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae - Banded Moray". www.reeflifesurvey.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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^ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae, Banded moray : aquarium". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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^ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae Brown-banded moray eel". B Aqua.
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^ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)". Atlas of Living Australia.
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Gymnothorax rueppelliae: Brief Summary
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Gymnothorax rueppelliae, the banded moray, banded reef-eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, black barred eel, yellow-headed moray eel or yellow-headed moray, is a moray eel found in tropical coral reefs. Gymnothorax rueppelliae is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with 16-21 dark bars on the body, a bright yellow head and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth. They differ from the Gymnothorax pikei, a close relative that lives Papua New Guinea. They have fewer vomerine teeth. They also reach a maximum length of 80 cm.
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Description
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Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 30 m. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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