Gymnothorax pictus Bar-cheeked Eel, Peppered Moray, Paintspotted moray

Gymnothorax pictus is commonly referred to as Bar-cheeked Eel, Peppered Moray, Paintspotted moray . Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

3514 

AphiaID:

217491 

Scientific:

Gymnothorax pictus 

German:

Gesprenkelte Muräne 

English:

Bar-cheeked Eel, Peppered Moray, Paintspotted Moray  

Category:

Murene 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Gymnothorax (Genus) > pictus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ahl, ), 1789 

Occurrence:

Cocos Island (Costa Rica), (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Christmas Islands, Clipperton Island, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Réunion , Revillagigedo Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Kermadec Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 55.12" (140 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.38 °F (25°C - 29.1°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Shrimps, Smelts 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Gymnothorax afer
  Afrikanische Kahlbrust, Dunkle Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax albimarginatus
  Weisslinienmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax angusticauda
  Schmalschwanzmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax angusticeps
  Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax annasona
  Lord Howe Muräne
• Gymnothorax annulatus
• Gymnothorax atolli
• Gymnothorax australicola
• Gymnothorax austrinus
• 
  Gymnothorax bacalladoi
  Bacallados Muräne
• Gymnothorax baranesi
• Gymnothorax bathyphilus
• 
  Gymnothorax berndti
  Berndt-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax breedeni
  Bart-Muräne, Bandit-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax buroensis
  Gitterschwanzmuräne, Wandermuräne, Buro Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax castaneus
  Grüne Panama-Muräne
• Gymnothorax castlei
• Gymnothorax cephalospilus
• 
  Gymnothorax chilospilus
  Lippenfleck-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax chlamydatus
  Sattelfleckenmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax conspersus
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax cribroris
• 
  Gymnothorax davidsmithi
  Flores Schlammmuräne
• Gymnothorax dorsalis
• Gymnothorax dovii
• Gymnothorax elegans
• Gymnothorax emmae
• 
  Gymnothorax enigmaticus
  Kleine Tiger-Muräne
• Gymnothorax equatorialis
• 
  Gymnothorax eurostus
  Abbotts Muräne
• Gymnothorax eurygnathos
• 
  Gymnothorax favagineus
  Große Netzmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax fimbriatus
  Gefleckte Muräne,Gelbkopf-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
  Rußkopf-Muräne, Gelbgefleckte Muräne
• Gymnothorax flavoculus
• 
  Gymnothorax formosus
  Gelbe Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax funebris
  Grüne Muräne
• Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus
• Gymnothorax gracilicauda
• 
  Gymnothorax griseus
  Graue Muräne, Geometrische Muräne
• Gymnothorax hansi
• 
  Gymnothorax hepaticus
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax herrei
• Gymnothorax hubbsi
• Gymnothorax intesi
• 
  Gymnothorax isingteena
  Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax javanicus
  Riesenmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax johnsoni
  Weisspunkt-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax kidako
  Kidako-Muräne
• Gymnothorax kolpos
• Gymnothorax kontodontos
• Gymnothorax longinquus
• Gymnothorax maderensis
• Gymnothorax mareei
• 
  Gymnothorax margaritophorus
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax marshallensis
• Gymnothorax mccoskeri
• Gymnothorax megaspilus
• Gymnothorax melanosomatus
• 
  Gymnothorax melatremus
  Zwerg-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax meleagris
  Perlenmuräne, Weißmaul-Muräne
• Gymnothorax microstictus
• 
  Gymnothorax miliaris
  Goldschwanz-Muräne
• Gymnothorax minor
• 
  Gymnothorax moluccensis
  Molukken-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax monochrous
  Einfarbige Muräne, Monotone Muräne
• Gymnothorax monostigma
• 
  Gymnothorax mordax
  Kalifornische Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax moringa
  Gefleckte-Muräne
• Gymnothorax nasuta
• Gymnothorax neglectus
• Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
• Gymnothorax niphostigmus
• 
  Gymnothorax nubilus
  Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax nudivomer
  Gelbmaul-Muräne
• Gymnothorax nuttingi
• Gymnothorax obesus
• Gymnothorax ocellatus
• Gymnothorax panamensis
• Gymnothorax parini
• Gymnothorax phalarus
• 
  Gymnothorax phasmatodes
  Geister-Muräne, Phantom-Muräne
• Gymnothorax philippinus
• 
  Gymnothorax pictus
  Gesprenkelte Muräne
• Gymnothorax pikei
• Gymnothorax pindae
• 
  Gymnothorax polygonius
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax polyspondylus
• Gymnothorax polyuranodon
• Gymnothorax porphyreus
• 
  Gymnothorax prasinus
  Gelbe Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax prionodon
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax prismodon
• Gymnothorax prolatus
• Gymnothorax pseudoherrei
• Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
• Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus
• Gymnothorax punctatus
• Gymnothorax randalli
• Gymnothorax reevesii
• 
  Gymnothorax reticularis
  Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax richardsonii
  Richardsons-Muräne
• Gymnothorax robinsi
• 
  Gymnothorax rueppelliae
  Rüppels Muräne
• Gymnothorax sagenodeta
• Gymnothorax sagmacephalus
• 
  Gymnothorax saxicola
  Muräne
• Gymnothorax serratidens
• Gymnothorax shaoi
• Gymnothorax sokotrensis
• Gymnothorax steindachneri
• Gymnothorax taiwanensis
• 
  Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
  Weissaugen-Muräne
• 
  Gymnothorax tile
  Goldstaubmuräne
• 
  Gymnothorax undulatus
  Marmormuräne
• Gymnothorax unicolor
• Gymnothorax vagrans
• Gymnothorax verrilli
• 
  Gymnothorax vicinus
  Gelbaugen-Muraene
• Gymnothorax walvisensis
• Gymnothorax woodwardi
• Gymnothorax ypsilon
• 
  Gymnothorax zonipectis
  Weissflecken-Muräne
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-01-10 14:57:50 

Last edit:

2021-12-16 14:17:20 

tossico

This is a general hint!
Gymnothorax pictus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Gymnothorax pictus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Gymnothorax pictus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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