Gymnomuraena zebra (photo by Mark Strickland)
Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797) Zebra Moray
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V 131-139.
Body moderately elongate. Teeth molariform, in 2-3 rows on lower jaw and in an almost continuous pavement on upper jaw and vomer. Dorsal-fin origin far behind gill opening. Anus far behind midbody, tail about 30% TL. Color: body deep blackish brown with many narrow, yellowish vertical bands. Size: maximum length 150 cm. Distribution: Indo- Pacific, including Durban, Ryukyu Islands, Micronesia, Hawaiian and Society Islands, and Panama. Remarks: feeding primarily on xanthid crabs but also takes other crustaceans, mollusks, or even sea urchins.
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