Scientific Name	Gymnothorax kidako   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	蠕紋裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	蠕紋裸胸鱔
Max Length	91.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan [Western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Gymnothorax mucifer, Muraena kidako
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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056650. ASIZP0059704. ASIZP0062039. ASIZP0063229. ASIZP0064489. ASIZP0069746. ASIZP0069955. ASIZP0069971. ASIZP0802475. ASIZP0803285. ASIZP0803286. ASIZP0803287. ASIZP0912475. ASIZP0913285. ASIZP0913286. ASIZP0913287. BPBMI23096. NMMBP05591. NMMSTP00634. NTMP0374. NTMP1107. NTOU-AE3668. NTOU-AE5266. USNM00192957.
Common Name	Twist-banded moray; Kidako moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.6-7.7, DGO 11.0-13.9, TR 2.9-3.3 in TL, Vert 139-141. Body Camouflaging yellowish to brownish color, with numerous irregular, dendritic dark brownish bars across the body. Blackish mouth corner; anal fin has whitish margin.
habitats	Occurs in crevices in shallow reefs. They can live in the warm water area near Japan.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan.
Utility	fisheries