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Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
GOLDENTAIL MORAY
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Gymnothorax miliaris, Goldentail moray : fisheries, aquarium
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Gymnothorax miliaris ( Kaup , 1856 )

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Kaup .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 9710 ), usually 0 - 35 m (Ref. 40849 ). Subtropical; 41°N - 26°S, 99°W - 5°W

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to the Antilles (Ref. 26340 ) and southeast Brazil (Ref. 42064 ). Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121 ), Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena islands (Ref. 4450 ). Also mid-Atlantic islands (Ref. 26938 ).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4450 ); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dark brown with numerous yellow dots, smallest on head and largest toward end of tail where they are irregular and confluent (Ref. 13442 ). Stout moray with a short blunt snout. Tip of tail always pale, usually deep yellow in life. Posterior nostril in short tube (Ref. 26938 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A benthic and solitary species (Ref. 26340 ) inhabiting coral reefs and rocky shorelines. Usually at depths of 60 m (Ref. 26938 ). One of the most common and easily recognized morays of the West Indian reefs, active during the day and sometimes hunting together with other predators (Ref. 42064 ). This species has been called Muraena miliaris (Ref. 26938 ).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous (Ref. 35581 ).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott , 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 17 August 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 24.6 - 28, mean 27 °C (based on 498 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00098 (0.00061 - 0.00158), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.9   ±0.63 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 21.5 [10.4, 54.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.462 [0.251, 0.942] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.2, 21.9] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.073, 0.489] g/100g; Selenium = 20 [10, 43] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42 [12, 149] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.652 [0.423, 0.992] mg/100g (wet weight);

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