Alan Sutton, Tansania
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Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Head with striking black dotted lines, body is light gray. Lives in shallow coastal waters, as well as in coral and rocky reefs and lagoons. The moray eel is host to the parasitic isopod Ichthyoxenus puhi.
This moray eel is rarely seen during the day, if at all, only at feeding time. Lives on smaller fish, shrimp, and shellfish. Please remember that the tank should be three times as large as the moray itself can grow.
Be careful, when a moray eel bites, inflammation/infections can occur in the bite wound!
Synonymised names
Muraena geometrica Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted
Muraenophis grisea Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Siderea grisea (Lacepède, 1803) · unaccepted
Siderea schonlandi Smith, 1949 · unaccepted
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Head with striking black dotted lines, body is light gray. Lives in shallow coastal waters, as well as in coral and rocky reefs and lagoons. The moray eel is host to the parasitic isopod Ichthyoxenus puhi.
This moray eel is rarely seen during the day, if at all, only at feeding time. Lives on smaller fish, shrimp, and shellfish. Please remember that the tank should be three times as large as the moray itself can grow.
Be careful, when a moray eel bites, inflammation/infections can occur in the bite wound!
Synonymised names
Muraena geometrica Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted
Muraenophis grisea Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Siderea grisea (Lacepède, 1803) · unaccepted
Siderea schonlandi Smith, 1949 · unaccepted
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
