Gymnothorax javanicus  (Bleeker, 1859)

Giant Moray Eel
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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Superfamily: -
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: javanicus

  • Common names: Giant Moray Eel
  • Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Oeno Atoll (Pitcairn Group), north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands.
  • Image locations: Krabi (Koh Haa)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Gymnothorax javanicus from Thailand.
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Gymnothorax javanicus (Giant moray eel). Koh Haa, Krabi Province. December, 2014.
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Gymnothorax javanicus (Giant moray eel). Koh Haa, Krabi Province. December, 2014.
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