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Family Muraenidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

EASTERN PACIFIC

Gymnomuraena zebra

Waikiki Aquarium

Makapu'u, Oahu, 8 feet

 ZEBRA MORAY    puhi

Uncommon on shallow sandy reefs where it hunts during the day for shellfish, crushing them with molar-like teeth.  Attains 59 inches.  Red Sea to Hawai'i, Mexico, and the Galapagos.  Formerly known as Echidna zebra.