Kidako moray
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| Kidako moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. kidako |
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| Gymnothorax kidako Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 [1] |
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The Kidako moray, Gymnothorax kidako, is a type of Moray eel native to the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the ocean regions around Taiwan, parts of the Philippines, and southern Japan.[2] The kidako moray is usually dark-yellow with a spreading, treelike brown pattern and has been known to reach a maximum size of between 80 cm (2 ft 7 in) and 91.5 cm (3 ft).[2][3] It usually resides in crevices in shallow reefs. Sometimes the kidako moray is used for a food source in Japan and as a result it is included in some minor commercial fisheries in Japan.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Gymnothorax kidako". Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161216. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ a b c "Gymnothorax kidako". fishbase.org. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10143. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Gymnothorax kidako". World Wildlife Federation. http://www.wwf.org.hk/chi/pdf/conservation/wl_trade/idm_popularfish/idm16_G_kidako.pdf. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Gymnothorax kidako" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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