Scientific Name	Gymnothorax ypsilon   Pronounce			by: Hong-Ming Chen
Author	Hatooka & Randall, 1992	Depth	150 - 250M
Chinese	丫環裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	褐首裸胸鱔
Max Length	89 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Near Uotsurijima Island, Senkaku Islands, Japan
Synonyms	Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus, Gymnothorax richardsoni
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Hatooka, K. etc. 1992 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058195. ASIZP0058196. ASIZP0064490. ASIZP0065467. FRIP03189.
Common Name	Y-bar moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.1-8.5, BD 13.3-20, TR 2.8-3.3 in TL. TV 148-153. Dorsal fin moderately high, its origin before gill opening. Anus before mid-body. Jaw teeth sharp and uniserial. Body creamy light brown with 30-36 distinct, narrow, dark crossbars extending onto fins (some bars on most specimens Y-shaped). Anterior part of head uniformly light brown. Anal fin with a white margin. MVF 5-58-151.
habitats	Live in deeper waters.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands.
Utility	Fisheries.