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title: Reticulate Moray (Gymnothorax reticularis)
scientific_name: Gymnothorax reticularis
common_name: Reticulate Moray
taxon: Moray eel
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-10-25T18:45:20.962Z
updated: 2025-11-25T13:58:09.000Z
tags: Reticulate Moray, Gymnothorax reticularis, Moray eel, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/moray-eel/reticulate-moray
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# Reticulate Moray (*Gymnothorax reticularis*)

**Taxon:** Moray eel (*Muraenidae*)  
**Conservation Status:** LC - Least Concern  


The Gymnothorax reticularis, commonly referred to as the dusky-banded moray, reticulated moray, net moray, or spotted moray, is a species of moray eel indigenous to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Notably, in 2013, a single specimen was documented in the Mediterranean Sea near Israel. The species was first described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1795.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/moray-eel/reticulate-moray)*
*Updated: November 25, 2025*