White-edged Moray
Gymnothorax albimarginatus
- Usual depth2–22 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
The whitemargin moray or the white-edged moray, Gymnothorax albimarginatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Whitemargin moray eel”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–22 m · Deepest record: 21.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- White-edged Moray, White-margined Moray, Whitemargin Moray
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Morena de margen blanco
- French
- Murène à marge blanche
- Japanese
- Herishiroutsubo, ヘリシロウツボ
- Korean
- 가지굴
- Simplified Chinese
- 白緣裸胸鯙, 白緣裸胸鱔, 白缘裸胸鳝, 薯鰻, 虎鰻, 錢鰻
Other scientific names: Muraena albimarginata
Similar species
Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus
Fimbriated morayGymnothorax fimbriatus
Blackspot MorayGymnothorax melatremus
Barred-fin MorayGymnothorax zonipectis
- Vagrant moray
Gymnothorax buroensis
- Abbott's Moray
Gymnothorax eurostus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 28 open-data records from 1906 to 2019.
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