Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae |
150 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m, catadromous |
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines and Fiji. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371), Australia (Ref. 7300), New Caledonia (Ref. 13246, 13235) and Vanuatu (Ref. 87781). |
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Occurs in lentic and lotic freshwater (Ref. 7300) and found in estuarine and marine habitats (Ref. 6028). Usually found within 20-30 km of the sea at a maximum elevation of about 30-40 m (Ref. 2847, 44894). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
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reports of ciguatera poisoning |
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