Scientific Name	Gymnothorax meleagris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Shaw, 1795)	Depth	1 - 36M
Chinese	白口裸胸鯙	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑點裸胸鱔
Max Length	120 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻、糬鰻(澎湖)、米鰻(澎湖)、硓[石古]鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Pacific
Synonyms	Gymnothorax chlorostigma, Gymnothorax eurostus, Gymnothorax leucostictus, Lycodontis meleagris, Muraena chlorostigma, Muraena meleagris, Thyrsoidea chlorostigma
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)；Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1795:Pl. 220 [The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature.  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056632. ASIZP0058011. ASIZP0058335. ASIZP0059700. ASIZP0065912. ASIZP0070364. ASIZP0800738. ASIZP0802463. ASIZP0910738. ASIZP0912463. FRIP20384. NTOU-AE0612. NTUM01577. NTUM01579. NTUM01580. NTUM02542. NTUM02543. NTUM02544. NTUM02545. NTUM02546. NTUM02547. NTUM02548. NTUM02549. NTUM02550. NTUM02551. NTUM02552. NTUM02553. NTUM02554. NTUM02555. NTUM02556. NTUM02557. NTUM02558. NTUM02559. NTUM02560. NTUM02561. NTUM02562. NTUM02563. ...List all 49 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Puhi'onio; Spotted moray; Spotted eel; White-mouth moray; Whitemouth moray; Turkey moray; Guinefowl moray; Guineafowl moray; Guinea moray eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.4-8.1, DGO 11.4-13.9, TR 3.2-3.5 in TL, Vert 126-128. Dark red-brownish body, with numerous round, dark-edged, white spots; blackish anterior nostril and gill openings; whitish inner mouth skin and tail terminus.
habitats	Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on fishes, also on octopus or crustaceans.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa, Taiwan, Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, Micronesia.
Utility	fisheries