Scientific Name	Gymnothorax fimbriatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bennett, 1832)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	花鰭裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	細斑裸胸鱔
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)、花鰻(澎湖)、青頭子(澎湖)、繸斑裸胸鯙
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Enchelycore tamarae, Gymnothorax fimbriata, Lycodontis undulatus, Muraena bullata, Muraena fimbriata, Muraena isingleenoïdes, Muraena reevesii, Thyrsoidea bullata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64(Chen, Shao & Chen, 1994)  Bennett, E. T. 1832 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056356. ASIZP0056500. ASIZP0056652. ASIZP0056668. ASIZP0057944. ASIZP0057953. ASIZP0058310. ASIZP0058312. ASIZP0058313. ASIZP0058320. ASIZP0058321. ASIZP0058326. ASIZP0058339. ASIZP0059534. ASIZP0059536. ASIZP0059701. ASIZP0059707. ASIZP0063473. ASIZP0067231. ASIZP0067233. ASIZP0067234. ASIZP0802179. ASIZP0802180. ASIZP0802181. ASIZP0802460. ASIZP0802505. ASIZP0802570. ASIZP0912179. ASIZP0912180. ASIZP0912181. ASIZP0912460. ASIZP0912505. ASIZP0912570. CAS35150. FRIP00511. FRIP20092. FRIP20418. ...List all 82 records...
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Spot-face moray; Darkspotted moray; Dark spotted moray; Fimbriated moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 6.7-7.1, DGO 14.0-20.0, TR 2.9-3.4 in TL, Vert 131-133. Jaws pointed, elongated and slightly curved. Ground color of body from yellowish white to brownish; each body side with numerous, blackish brown spots in 3-4 longitudinal rows; head and abdomen speckled with many small blackish dots in large individuals. Posterior fin has blackish brown comb-like bands. Body spot variations occur in some individuals, large spots may link vertically forming several wavy bars.
habitats	Occurs in lagoons, reef flats. Common in harbors and small caves. Feeds on fishes.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Australia.
Utility	fisheries