FB-69139 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69139 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Thysochromis Thysochromis emili Walsh, Lamboj & Stiassny, 2019 Pharaoh's moray 2020-07-17 2024-01-22 Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann0 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-GeneralDescr-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 Usual habitats of this fish are crevices and shelters of fringing seaward reefs, and may be seen out of shelter at night only. Female specimens as small as 22.3 cm were found with large eggs. Males appear to mature at larger sizes than females (Ref. 121606). Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 This species is distinguished from by the following characters: head and jaws slender; teeth sharp, slender, and smooth; intermaxillary teeth in one peripheral and one medial series; maxillary teeth in 2 rows, the outer row with 14-20 small teeth, while the inner row with 0-6 large, depressible teeth; dentary teeth in 1 row with 2 large fixed teeth at anterior end, followed by a single row of 15-20 small teeth, and 1 large, depressible tooth just behind the large anterior teeth; total vertebrae 123-128. Colour brown with irregular dendritic pale markings, not interconnected or chain-like; the dorsal fin with oblique, conspicuous, parallel streaks (on tail) (Ref. 121606). Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-Morphology-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 Vertebrae: 123 - 128 Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-Distribution-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-09-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, also from Socotra Island outside the Gulf of Aden. Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-Uses-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 fisheries: minor commercial FB-Size-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 47.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 121606)) Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69148 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-08-10 00:00:00 2020-08-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69148 demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 121606) Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606)