Scientific Name	Gymnothorax herrei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	海氏裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	海氏裸胸鱔
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	海瑞氏裸胸鯙、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Analao, Batangas, Philippines, 13°45'N, 120°55'E, depth 0-3 meters
Synonyms	Gymnothorax brunneus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Chen, Shao & Chen (1994) A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64.  Beebe, W. etc. 1933 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	NMMSTP00095.
Common Name	Herre's moray eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 8.3; DGO 26.6, TR 2.8 in TL, Vert 114. Uniformly brownish body, with a paler head, abdomen, fins and posterior part of tail. Body size smaller, generally not exceeding 20 cm TL. Maxillary teeth bi-series.
habitats	Shallow water or intertidal zone habitat.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Utility	pet