Gymnothorax funebris
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
Same Genus
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°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4.2% 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: Joe Shields