Laced moray
Gymnothorax favagineus
- Usual depth1–55 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The laced moray, also known as the leopard moray, leopard moray eel, tessellate moray or honeycomb moray, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Laced moray”, 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: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–55 m · Deepest record: 59 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Laced moray, Black-blotched Moray, Black-blotched Reef-eel, Black-spotted Moray, Blackspotted Moray, Blackspotted moray, Honeycomb moray, Bukkaia, Coral Eel, Giraffe Eel, Honeycomb Moray, Honeycomb Moray Eel, laced moray, Leopard Moray, Reticulated Moray, reticulate moray, Tesselated Moray Eel, Tessellated Eel, Tessellated Moray, Tessellated Reef-eel, Tessellate Moray
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Netzmuräne
- Spanish
- Morena de puntos negros
- Filipino
- Malibanos
- French
- Congre Mousquee, Murène à taches noires, Murène léopard, Murène léopard, Murène à taches noires, Murène Nid D'abeilles
- Japanese
- アマダレウツボ, インディアンモレイ, ヒョウモンウツボ
- Thai
- ปลาหลดหินลายจุดดำ, ปลาหลดหินลายตาข่าย
- Simplified Chinese
- 大斑裸胸鯙, 大點花, 糬鰻, 花鰻, 花點仔, 薯鰻, 虎鰻, 豆点裸胸鳝, 豆點裸胸鱔, 錢鰻, 黑斑裸胸鯙
Other scientific names: Enchelycore favagineus, Gymnothorax favagiensis, Gymnothorax permistus, Gymnothorax tesselatus, Gymnothorax tessellata, Gymnothorax tessellatus, Lycodontis favagineus, Lycodontis permistus, Lycodontis tessellata, Muraena tessellata
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).
- 320 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
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