Gymnothorax kolpos
Blacktail Moray
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Anguilliformes (True Eels)
Muraenidae (Morays)
Gymnothorax
Gymnothorax kolpos (Blacktail Moray)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: eel-like. Large, greenish brown with white ocellated spots that are small on head and anterior, becoming larger and fewer posteriorly (Ref. 26938).
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits offshore banks.
Max length: 91.0 cm TL; max weight: 1090 g.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-08-17. Resilience: Low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish.
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Smith, C.L. (1997) National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
IGFA (2001) Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Bogutskaya, N.G. (2007) Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file.
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