WoRMS name details
original description
(of Muraena picta Ahl, 1789) Ahl, J. N. (1789). Specimen ichthyologicum de Muraena et Ophichtho, quod venia exp. <em>Fac. Med. Ups. Praeside Carol. Pet. Thunberg, etc. J. Edman, UpsaliƦ [Upsala].</em> 1-14, 2 pls. [Also published in 1801 as Dissertationes Academicae Upsalae, pp. 1-12, 2 pls. Ahl was the author; Thunberg was his supervising professor. Kottelat 2013:45 disagrees, assuming that Thunberg wrote the description.]. page(s): 8, Pl. 2 (right fig.) [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Unverified
Description Inhabits reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey (Ref. 9710). [details]
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peppered moray |
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