Pygmy Moray
Gymnothorax robinsi
- Usual depth13–50 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and June
- How commonRare
About this species
The pygmy moray or Robin's moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. It was first named by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1997,
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gymnothorax robinsi”, 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: 8 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–50 m · Deepest record: 65 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pygmy Moray, Robin's Moray, Robin's Pygmy Moray
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Morena Pigmea de Robin
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).
- 68 open-data records from 1979 to 2016.
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