Green Moray, Green Moray, Green Conger, Green Congo, Green Eel, Olive-green Moray Eel, Green Cong
Gymnothorax funebris, Belize, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Gymnothorax funebris, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Gymnothorax funebris, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Sophie Edgar
Gymnothorax funebris, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Sophie Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Very large moray, uniformly olive green to brown. Inhabits holes and crevices in the reef where it sits with just its head protruding, opening and closing it's mouth to fan water over its gills.
Information
Max Size: 250 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 17.3-31.0°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4% 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.
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