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Scientific Name Muraenesox cinereus  (Forsskål, 1775)
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Type Locality Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
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Size 2200mm or 86.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, west coast of India, and Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tuvalu, north to Japan and Korea, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia. Migrated to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål), pp 22, x.
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Last Update 2021 Jan 10 07:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 10 12:07)