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Gymnothorax eurostus
Family Muraenidae
HAWAII
Gymnothorax eurostus
Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Corsair, Midway Atoll, 115 feet |
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
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Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet |
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Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet
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Typical color pattern, Maui |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet
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Koko Craters, Oahu, 35 feet
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Kea'au, Oahu, 60 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet |
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STOUT MORAY
puhi Waka Utsubo
| Very common on shallow reefs
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.
Hawai‘i, the Indo-Pacific, and Tropical Eastern Pacific, but absent along the equator. |
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