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Gymnothorax eurostus
Updated 9/25/2023
Family Muraenidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
EASTERN PACIFIC
Gymnothorax eurostus
Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Corsair, Midway Atoll, 115 feet |
Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet
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Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, 3 feet
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Blowhole, O'ahu, 25 feet |
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Blowhole, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Typical color pattern, Maui |
Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Koko Craters, O'ahu, 35 feet
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Kea'au, O'ahu, 60 feet |
Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 30 feet
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Kewalo, O'ahu, 50 feet |
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Pupukea
Firehouse, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Magic Island, O'ahu, 30 feet
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet
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Pupukea Firehouse, O'ahu, 10 feet
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South Kohala, Hawaii |
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STOUT MORAY
puhi Waka utsubo
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where it feeds upon small fish and invertebrates. Snout tapering,
jaws with a slight gape, color extremely variable. Base color
cream to rusty brown with few to many irregular tan to dark brown spots
which may be arranged into rows of repeating blotches or bars. The
gill opening is not surrounded by dark pigment. Attains 2 feet.
Anti-tropical from South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, New Zealand, Costa Rica,
and Chile. |
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