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Gymnothorax monochrous Drab moray, Plain Moray Eel, Monotone Moray

Gymnothorax monochrousis commonly referred to as Drab moray, Plain Moray Eel, Monotone Moray. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profilbild Urheber Andrey Ryanskiy, Russland

Copyright Andrey Ryanskiy, Foto: Lembeh, Indonesien, 05.2013


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lexID:
9540 
AphiaID:
217486 
Scientific:
Gymnothorax monochrous 
German:
Muräne 
English:
Drab Moray, Plain Moray Eel, Monotone Moray 
Category:
Moray Eels 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Gymnothorax (Genus) > monochrous (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bleeker, ), 1856 
Occurrence:
Australia, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands 
Size:
up to 31.5" (80 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 28,5 °F (°C - 28,5°C) 
Food:
Invertebrates, Predatory, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-03-21 15:46:37 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Gymnothorax monochrous has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Gymnothorax monochrous in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Gymnothorax monochrous. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

Info

(Bleeker, 1856)

Synonyms:
Lycodontis monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)
Muraena monochrous Bleeker, 1856

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Muraeninae (Subfamily) > Gymnothorax (Genus) > Gymnothorax monochrous (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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