Scientific Name
Gymnomuraena zebra

Common Name
Zebra moray

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 132 - 137. Close set narrow dark bands. Has close-set pebble-like teeth used for crushing hard-shelled prey. Rounded snout.

Classification

Classified By

Shaw, 1797

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from Guatemala to northern Colombia, including the Galapagos.

Range

30°N - 24°S, 32°E - 78°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 50 m

Trophic Level

3.36 s.e. 0.43 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

150 cm

Common Length

50.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated