Scientific Name	Gymnothorax javanicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1859)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	爪哇裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	爪哇裸胸鱔
Max Length	300 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Patjitan, Java [Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Gymnothorax javonica, Lycodontis flavomarginatus, Lycodontis javanicus, Muraena javanica
Reference	P. Bleeker 1859 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0054921. ASIZP0056526. ASIZP0069765. ASIZP0069773. ASIZP0069903. ASIZP0803267. ASIZP0803268. ASIZP0913267. ASIZP0913268. NTMP1379. NTOU-AE0611. NTOU-AE2048. USNM00204370. USNM00312496. USNM00312497. USNM00312508.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Tropical moray eel; Blackpearl moray; Java moray eel; Giant moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.5-7.8, DGO 14.4-17.7, TR 2.9-3.0 in TL, Vert 140-143. Body can attain great lengths. Brownish body, with many large irregular dark-brownish splotches, separated from each other by a paler net-like pattern; lower jaw and abdomen paler; blackish corners of mouth and gill openings.
habitats	Found in lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles more secretive and occur on intertidal pool. It feeds primarily on fishes. This is the most heavy Indo-Pacific moray species. Older and giant individual often ciguatoxic.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to the Austral Islands, throughout Micronesia.
Utility	fisheries, public aquariums