Reef Fish
Giant Moray Eel
Gymnothorax javanicus · Bony fish, family Muraenidae (moray eels); the largest moray by mass on Indo-Pacific reefs
The open mouth reads as menace but is only breathing: morays pump water over their gills by gaping, and the giant moray spends daylight doing exactly that from a favorite crevice. It is the largest moray on Indo-Pacific reefs, thick as a diver's thigh, patterned in leopard spots that darken with age. Cleaner wrasses and shrimp work inside the open jaws at station after station; hang back and let the appointment finish. In the Red Sea, giant morays have been documented hunting cooperatively with roving coral groupers, the grouper signaling over a hidden fish and the eel flushing it out. Bites almost always trace back to feeding attempts or hands placed into holes. Look into a crevice before you brace on anything, and keep fingers off the reef.
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| 목적지 | 신뢰도 | 월 | 참고 사항 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedEgypt | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| North & South Malé AtollsMaldives | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Sipadan & MabulMalaysia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| PalauPalau | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsAustralia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Hurghada & El GounaEgypt | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 |
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이해하기
서식지: Crevices, overhangs, and wreck recesses on lagoon and seaward reefs; a favored hole is reused for long periods.
범위: Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, from East Africa to French Polynesia and southern Japan.
행동 특성: Gapes rhythmically to breathe, holds still for cleaner wrasses and shrimp working inside the mouth, and in the Red Sea has been documented hunting cooperatively with roving coral groupers.
먹이: Fishes and occasionally crustaceans, mostly hunted at night by scent along the reef.
크기: 보통 1.8 m; 최대 기록 수심 3.0 m (total length; heavy-bodied, with large adults approaching 30 kg).
이 생물 주변에서의 행동 요령
Give cleaner stations room to finish, approach the crevice from the front at an unhurried pace, and keep bare hands off the reef around any occupied hole.
보존
Widespread and not considered threatened; large individuals are a known ciguatera risk and are rarely fished.
관련 다이브 사이트 목록
강조 표시된 사이트는 편집팀이 해당 종에 대해 직접 등록한 곳이며, 숫자는 1990년 이후 사이트 기준 약 5km 이내에서 기록된 GBIF 출현 건수입니다.
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