Biology:Gymnothorax rueppelliae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. rueppelliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gymnothorax rueppellii McClelland, 1844 | |
Gymnothorax rueppelliae, the banded moray, banded reef-eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, black barred eel, yellow-headed moray eel or yellow-headed moray,[2] is a moray eel found in tropical coral reefs.[3] Gymnothorax rueppelliae is a pale grey to greyish-brown moray with 16-21 dark bars on the body, a bright yellow head and a dark spot at the corner of the mouth.[4][5][6] They differ from the Gymnothorax pikei, a close relative that lives Papua New Guinea.[7] They have fewer vomerine teeth.[7] They also reach a maximum length of 80 cm.[8]
Distribution, Habitat & Diet
They can be found in lagoons and reefs from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, Tuamotu, the Marquesas Islands, North of the Ryukyu Islands and South of the Great Barrier Reef.[9]
These eels are nocturnal and live at 1–40 m depth.[10] They feed on fish, crabs, and shrimp.[11]
References
- ↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T195857A2428153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195857A2428153.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195857/2428153. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax rueppellii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gymnothorax rueppelliae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2011):Gymnothorax rueppelliae Fishes of Australia.
- ↑ "Morena Bandeada (Gymnothorax rueppelliae)" (in en). https://spain.inaturalist.org/taxa/617715-Gymnothorax-rueppelliae.
- ↑ Smith, J. L. B. (1977). Smiths’ Sea Fishes. Macmillan South Africa. ISBN 9783642828584.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 KAILOLA, PATRICIA. "The Rare Moray Eel Gymnothorax pikei Bliss Recorded from Papua New Guinea". Pacific Science 29. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/949/v29n2-165-170.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae - Banded Moray" (in en-AU). https://www.reeflifesurvey.com/species/gymnothorax-rueppelliae/.
- ↑ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae, Banded moray : aquarium". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=5396&AT=Bakasi.
- ↑ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae Brown-banded moray eel". https://www-b--aqua-com.translate.goog/pages/fiche.aspx?id=1746&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc.
- ↑ "Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)". https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:25686db7-31d4-455e-989a-a5f8fbb23585.
External links
- Photos of Gymnothorax rueppelliae on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2683891 entry
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