Gymnothorax dovii

Finespotted moray | Speckled Moray
Gymnothorax dovii
Gymnothorax dovii, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Gymnothorax dovii
Gymnothorax dovii, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Gymnothorax dovii
Gymnothorax dovii, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Gymnothorax dovii
Gymnothorax dovii
Gymnothorax dovii

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Grey brown body with a covering of fine white spots, less dense on head and snout with a yellow tint. Lives in cracks and crevices in the reef with just the head poking out, constantly opening and closing mouth to breathe.


Information

Max Size: 170 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.5-30°C

Depth: 1-70m

Habitat Generalization Index: 11.11

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Frequent (19.5% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (3 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields