Spotted Moray
Spotted Moray
Fishes · Bony fishes · Moray eel

Spotted Moray

Gymnothorax punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
syn. Lycodontis punctatus
78 cmLeast Concern
828

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.

Why it's threatened

Threats to this species are unknown.

Threat classification from the IUCN Red List.

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Last Update: June 28, 2026