Stout Moray at Halifax Park - Australian Museum

Image: Stout Moray at Halifax Park

An Stout Moray at a depth of 7 m Halifax Park, Nelson Bay, New South Wales, December 2003. This fish was photographed well south of the recorded distribution of the species.

Photographer:: Dave Harasti
Rights:: © Dave Harasti
Order:: Anguilliformes

Last Updated: 26 July 2011

Tags fish, ichthyology, Abbott's Moray, Gymnothorax eurostus, Stout Moray, Muraenidae,

2 comments

Amanda Hay - 10.01 AM, 20 January 2010

Hi Matt,

Fabulous image. It's looking like distribution of this species is more southern than expected. I will notify our fellow scientists who are studying their taxonomy they will be interested in the sighting. Thanks.

MattD - 7.01 PM, 12 January 2010

Here is a Abbott's Moray I took a photo of at Swansea Bridge.

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