Scientific Name	Gymnothorax margaritophorus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1864	Depth	8 - 25M
Chinese	斑頸裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑頸裸胸鱔
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、鰻(臺東)、糬鰻(澎湖)、硓[石古]鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina [Ambon Bay, Ambon Island, Moluccas/Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Lycodontis margaritophorus
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)；Bleeker, P. 1864. Poissons inédits indo-archipélagiques de l'ordre des Murènes. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2: 38-54  P. Bleeker 1864 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056656. ASIZP0058149. ASIZP0067161. ASIZP0071211. ASIZP0802195. ASIZP0912195. FRIP22219. NMMBP03156. NMMBP03157. NMMSTP00175. NTOU-AE0216. NTOU-AE0605. NTOU-AE1944. NTOU-AE1945. RUSI35095. USNM00312532. USNM00312533. USNM00312534. USNM00312535.
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pearly moray; Pearly moray eel; Turnkeyed moray; Trunk-eyed moray; Blackpearl moray; Blotch-necked moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.2-7.4, DGO 24.4-27.0, TR 3.1-3.5 in TL, Vert 128-132. Jaws pointed and elongated. Ground color brownish body, with numerous yellowish white, star shaped spots in 3-5 vertical rows along the body; 5-8 large blackish brown spots behind ocular area and a whitish band just behind the eye; bright whitish cross-lines through the the upper head axis. Blackish anterior nostril. The lower jaw, chin, thorax and perhaps abdomen are all whitish in smaller individuals.
habitats	Occurs at reef flats and outer reef slopes to a depth of at least 20 m. Some little individual, ever found in tidal pool when use the ichthyocide.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa, north to Ryukyus, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	fisheries.