Gymnothorax miliaris

[joedelt]

ok, think i have the eel id.

Gymnothorax miliaris

does anyone know anything about these guys?

thanks

/john

[FMarini]

Joe;
yup...my LFS has a solid gold color miliaris...great eel.
Gymnothorax miliaris
http://www.aquariodeubatuba.com.br/moreias2.htm
They eels are called anything w/ the word golden in it...from gold tailed to scribbled gold, to golden morays
These are fish, crabs, and shrimp eaters. I'll get the exact specific from scott michaels book later for you, but here are a few informative links.
Expect it to be 70.0 cm TL (approx 3ft long), and eventually taste most of its tankmates
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=1103&genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=miliaris
" Quoted from FISHBASE.org ---Dark brown with numerous yellow dots, smallest on head and largest toward end of tail where they are irregular and confluent. Stout moray with a short blunt snout. Tip of tail always pale, usually deep yellow in life. Posterior nostril in short tube.
Â*Biology:Â* A benthic and solitary species inhabiting coral reefs and rocky shorelines. Usually at depths of 60 m. One of the most common and easily recognized morays of the West Indian reefs. "
frank
PS hence the reason I've gone w/ a zebra morey