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Gymnothorax Pictus
''Gymnothorax pictus'', the painted moray, paintspotted moray or peppered moray, is a moray eel. The Chamorro language, Chamorro name of the eel is ''tÃtugi''. Description The species is pale with purplish speckles, which gather together with age. Young of the species have no spots or bars; they are pale purplish with white bellies. Its maximum length is 140 cm. The peppered moray eats small fish and crustaceans. ''G. pictus'' is similar to '' Gymnothorax griseus''. While hunting for prey, they may be completely out of the water or may leap out of water. It is dangerous to eat because it is poisonous. Taxonomy The peppered moray was named and described by Solander in an unpublished manuscript. Richardson said the fish might be ''Muraena siderea''. Richardson later proved the fish was different by pointing out the difference in coloration. When the names were published as separate species, it was unknown if they were really different species. Kuep gave the species name as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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