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| Scientific Name | Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Names | Indian Mud Moray Freshwater Moray, Indische Sueßwasser-Muraene (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Calcutta, Ganges River system, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Gymnothorax borneensis, Lycodontis literata, Lycodontis tile, Muraena gracilis, Muraena tile, Muraena vermiculata, Muraenophis tile, Strophidon maculata, Strophidon punctata, Thyrsoidea microdon |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Philippines and Indonesia. Known from India and Hawaii. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, West Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Other Parameters | Despite the common name of "freshwater moray", it is more of an estuarine species, so will in nature move between freshwater and marine conditions. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 18, 363. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:14.121.996.5506 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 23:34) |