Big Island, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Dwarf Moray Eel
Gymnothorax melatremus
Dwarf Moray Eel
Also known as: Pencil Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Gymnothorax melatremus
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 cm to 30 cm)
Depth: 30-180 ft. (10-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Anguilliformes (Order)
└Muraenidae (Family)
└Muraeninae (Subfamily)
└Gymnothorax (Genus)
└G. melatremus (Species)
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