Scientific Name	Gymnothorax eurostus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Abbott, 1860)	Depth	0 - 15M
Chinese	黴身裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黴身裸胸鱔
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	花鰻、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)、米鰻(澎湖)、呆仔鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms	Gymnothorax laysanus, Lycodontis eurostus, Lycodontis laysanus, Lycodontis meleagris, Muraena laysana, Thyrsoidea eurosta
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)；Abbott, C. C.1860. Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12: 475-479.  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0054321. ASIZP0056493. ASIZP0056645. ASIZP0058383. ASIZP0059538. ASIZP0059638. ASIZP0059708. ASIZP0060428. ASIZP0060734. ASIZP0062037. ASIZP0067307. ASIZP0067317. ASIZP0071236. ASIZP0802243. ASIZP0802244. ASIZP0802538. ASIZP0802539. ASIZP0802658. ASIZP0912243. ASIZP0912244. ASIZP0912538. ASIZP0912539. BPBMI23256. BPBMI23274. FRIP00506. FRIP22150. FRIP22215. FRIP22216. FRIP22217. NMMSTP00169. NTMP1083. NTUM04284. NTUM07590. NTUM08492. NTUM08493. RUSI35054. USNM00312360. ...List all 52 records...
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Salt and pepper moray; Stout moray; Abbott's moray eel; Abbott's eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.1-8.8, DGO 10.4-17.3, TR 2.9-3.4 in TL, Vert 124-127. Jaws slightly curved. Dark-brownish body, with numerous yellow-whitish dots, density increases with proximity to head; several rows of black-brownish dots on body side. Orange iris; whitish anterior nostril root, jaw pores and tail tip margin.
habitats	Inshore reef habitat
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Hawaii.
Utility	commercial