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Dusky Banded Moray

Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch 1795

Diagnostic Description

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Has broad dark bands that are distinct when juvenile but break up in large individuals (Ref. 48635).
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Biology

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Caught at great depths; ca 100 m on sandy gravel bottom (Ref. 11230, 48635). Often caught by trawls. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
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fisheries: of no interest
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分布

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分布於印度-西太平洋區,由模里西斯至日本南部海域。在臺灣西海岸及東北部沙泥底的海域皆有分布。
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利用

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本種主要為底拖網漁業所捕獲,底延繩釣也可釣獲。由於體型不大且肉味不佳,多被歸類為下雜魚種。偶被觀賞水族業者收購飼養、販售。
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描述

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體延長而呈圓柱狀,尾部側扁。吻短而鈍;頜齒單列。脊椎骨數137-138。魚體底色黃白色,頭部散在許多大小不一之褐色斑點,而軀幹及尾部則具有16-22條明顯的碎斑狀環帶,是由許多褐色斑點所組成的。
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棲地

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主要棲息於砂泥底海域,底棲性,水深由30-200公尺皆可發現。肉食性。
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Gymnothorax reticularis

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Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.[2] It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795,[1] and is commonly known as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or the spotted moray.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Gymnothorax reticularis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Gymnothorax_reticularis.pdf
  3. ^ Common names for Gymnothorax reticularis at www.fishbase.org.
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Gymnothorax reticularis: Brief Summary

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Gymnothorax reticularis is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel. It was first named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795, and is commonly known as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or the spotted moray.

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