Gymnothorax annasona

Muraenidae
Lord Howe Moray
  • Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Gymnothorax annasona, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Gymnothorax annasona, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Gymnothorax annasona, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Localised, Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Yellowish body and light grey head, with numerous darker blotches. Tail may have white margin. Localised, differing from co-occurring G. eurostus (stout moray) by light/grey rather than yellow base colour on head.
Information
  • Max Size: 55 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 18.7-25.0°C
  • Depth: 0-30m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Common (47% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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