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    • Puhi ‘Ōni‘o
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    • Whitemouth moray
  • Scientific names
    • Gymnothorax eurostus
    • Gymnothorax meleagris

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Recent Observations

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What

Whitemouth moray Gymnothorax meleagris

Observer

davidr

Date

Jan 22, 2012
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Observer

davidr

Date

Jan 3, 2012
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Observer

kueda

Date

Jul 17, 2009 03:07 PM HST
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Description from Wikipedia

The turkey moray, Gymnothorax meleagris, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans at depths down to 36 m. Its length is up to 1.2 m. They live in holes in the reef to quickly emergo to grap passing fish by surprise attack. They sense prey by detecting smell through the water.

No range data available.