i found a spotted moray...Gymnothorax moringa
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Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829)
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae picture (Gymor_u0.jpg) by Patzner, R.
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Order: Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Spotted moray
Max. size: 120 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26340); max. published weight: 2,510 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment: reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 – 200 m
Climate: subtropical
Importance: fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:
Gazetteer Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena (Ref. 4450). Mid- and eastern Atlantic islands (Ref. 26938).
Morphology: Moderate-size moray with a pattern of distinct small, round, overlapping dark brownish to purplish-black spots on white or pale yellow background (Ref. 26938).
Biology: A benthic and solitary species (Ref. 26340) abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. It's bite is very dangerous (Ref. 5217). Active during the day, sometimes together with other predators. Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 42064). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 5217). Usually seen with its head protruding from a hole and the rest of its body concealed (Ref. 26938). Has been traded as aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 53964)
Dangerous: traumatogenic , Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez. 1992
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Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)