Smallspot Moray
Gymnothorax microstictus
- Usual depth8–31 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The smallspot moray is a moray eel found in the western central Pacific Ocean around Papua New Guinea. It was first named by Böhlke in 2000.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gymnothorax microstictus”, 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: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–31 m · Deepest record: 36.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Smallspot Moray
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).
- 39 open-data records from 1974 to 2008.
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