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    Giant moray

    Giant moray

    Gymnothorax javanicus

    Reef Fish
    Least Concern

    The Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is recorded at 41 diving areas across 31 countries, most often around Tubbataha Reef, Peleliu & Angaur and Yap.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Occasionally seen here
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Occasionally seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderAnguilliformes
    FamilyMuraenidae
    GenusGymnothorax

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