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Gymnothorax polyuranodon in Palau
Freshwater moray

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Gymnothorax polyuranodon   (Bleeker, 1853)
Family:	Muraenidae (Moray eels) , subfamily: Muraeninae			picture (Gypol_u2.jpg) by Pöllabauer, C.
Order:	Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Freshwater moray
Max. size:	92.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6028)
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 6°N - 19°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines and Fiji. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371), Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Caledonia (Ref. 13246, 13235).
Biology:	Occurs in lentic and lotic freshwater (Ref. 7300) and found in estuarine and marine habitats (Ref. 6028). Usually found within 20-30 km of the sea at a maximum elevation of about 30-40 m (Ref. 2847, 44894)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	reports of ciguatera poisoning , Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Palau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded from Arakitaoch River.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ps.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bright, G.R. and J.A. June, 1981
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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