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title: Spotted Moray (Gymnothorax punctatus)
scientific_name: Gymnothorax punctatus
common_name: Spotted Moray
taxon: Moray eel
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-10-25T18:39:40.306Z
updated: 2026-08-08T14:03:49.608Z
tags: Spotted Moray, Gymnothorax punctatus, Moray eel, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/moray-eel/spotted-moray
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# Spotted Moray (*Gymnothorax punctatus*)

## Quick facts

- **Group:** Moray eel (*Muraenidae*)
- **Size:** 78 cm
- **Reproduction:** Broadcast spawner, Gonochoric
- **Conservation status:** LC - Least Concern

Gymnothorax punctatus, a species of moray eel, inhabits coral reefs within the Red Sea. The species was first described by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801. It is commonly referred to as the Red Sea whitespotted moray or the whitespotted moray.

## Also known as

- **English:** Red Sea Whitespotted Moray, Whitespotted Moray
- **Hebrew:** ניבן נקוד
- **Italian:** Murena macchiata del Mar Rosso
- **Spanish:** Morena Manchada del Mar Rojo
- **Portuguese:** Moréia-do-Mar-Vermelho
- **Czech:** muréna tečkovaná

## Scientific synonyms

- *Lycodontis punctatus* (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

## Range

Federal Republic of Somalia

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/moray-eel/spotted-moray)*
*Updated: August 8, 2026*