Scientific Name	Gymnothorax pindae   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1962	Depth	0 - 43M
Chinese	平達裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	平氏裸胸鱔
Max Length	39 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Pinda, Mozambique, Western Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Gymnothorax moluccensis
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)  Smith, J. L. B. 1962 Hatooka, K. 1988 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0054896. NMMSTP00297. USNM00205164. USNM00205171.
Common Name	Pinda moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 6.6-6.9, DGO 14.1-14.2, TR 3.3-3.6 in TL, Vert 120. Teeth with serrated edges. Uniformly brownish body, with blackish fin margins. Dark-brownish ocular region. Slightly blackish anterior and posterior nostrils, pores of jaws, and gill opening. Lateral line pores more or less whitish. Uniformly whitish inner mouth skin.
habitats
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Hawaiian Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Micronesia. Northwest Pacific: Taiwan, Japan.
Utility	no