Freshwater Moray
Gymnothorax polyuranodon
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted freshwater moray, blackspotted moray, freshwater leopard moray, and freshwater tiger moray.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Freshwater Moray, Manytoothed Moray, Pacific Freshwater Moray, Spotted Freshwater Moray Eel
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Leopardmuräne
- Spanish
- Morena leopardo de agua dulce
- French
- Murène d'eau douce
- Japanese
- Kokuhankawautsubo, コクハンカワウツボ
- Thai
- ปลาหลดหินลายเสือดาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 薯鰻, 虎鰻, 豹紋裸胸鯙, 豹紋裸胸鱔, 錢鰻
Other scientific names: Lycodontis polyuranodon, Muraena blematigrina, Muraena polyuranodon, Polyuranodon kuhli, Polyuranodon kuhlii, Uropterygius fijiensis
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).
- 54 open-data records from 1853 to 2012.
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