Scientific Name	Gymnothorax rueppellii			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(McClelland, 1844)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	鞍斑裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鞍斑裸胸鱔
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	寬帶裸胸鯙、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms
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)；McClelland, J. 1844. Apodal fishes of Bengal. Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14.   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bended moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.6-7.7, DGO 17.4-17.5, TR 3.2 in TL, Vert 132-135. The body is translucent or whitish yellow when young, dark brownish as adult. Body has 16-18 dark brownish cross bands which disconnect at abdomen. In large size individuals, the space between two cross bands has one obscure brownish spot near the dorsal and anal fin margin. Dorsal and anal fin margin paler. Blackish anterior nostrils, mouth corners and inner mouth skin, Yellowish top of adult head.
habitats	Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs. Feeds on fishes. Little individuals can be found in tidal pools.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, north to the Ryukyus, Taiwan, south to the Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Fisheries.