Giant Moray (Gymnothorax Javanicus)
Intro
The giant moray is a species of moray eel and a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel; however, the slender giant moray is the largest in terms of body length.
Description
As the name suggests, the giant moray is a large eel, reaching up to 3 m in length and 30 kg in weight. Its elongated body is brownish in color. While juveniles are tan in color with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head.
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Species photos
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Cocoa Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Cocoa Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Kulkhul Huraa
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Cocoa Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Cocoa Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Villivara Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Villivara Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Villivara Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, West Manggarai Regency, Manta Point
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, West Manggarai Regency, Manta Point
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, West Manggarai Regency, Manta Point
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, West Manggarai Regency, Manta Point
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, West Manggarai Regency, Manta Point
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Lhosfushi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Fish Tank
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Fish Tank
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Kuda Giri
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Corner
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Thila
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Gulhi Thila
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Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, South Male Atoll, Miaru Faru
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Locations where this species has been seen
Maldives
Male Atoll
South Male Atoll
Gulhi Corner
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 8th April ’23: Gulhi Corner (2023/04/08)
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 8th April ’23: Gulhi Thila (2023/04/08)
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 18th August ’22: Gulhi Corner (2022/08/18)
- South Male Atoll, Maldives, 26th April 2019: Gulhi Corner (2019/05/03)
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 26th April ’19: Gulhi Corner (2019/04/26)
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 17th April ’19: Gulhi Corner (2019/04/17)
- Maldives, South Male Atoll, 16th April ’19: Gulhi Corner (2019/04/16)
