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Sieve-Patterned Moray
Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932
A Sieve-Patterned Moray at a depth of 3m, Fly Point, Nelson Bay, New South Wales, February 2002. Photo © A. Lumnitzer. View larger image.
A Sieve-Patterned Moray at a depth of 4 m, the 'Pipeline', Port Stephens, New South Wales, May 2005. Photo © D. & L. Atkinson. View larger image.
A Sieve-Patterned Moray at a depth of 6m, Camp Cove, June 2000. Photo © A. Lumnitzer. View larger image.
A Sieve-Patterned Moray at a depth of 3m, Clifton Gardens, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, September 1998. Photo © A. Lumnitzer. View larger image.
The Sieve-Patterned Moray varies from yellowish to dark brown. It has pale irregular spots. There are dark blotches behind the eyes.
This species grows to about 45 cm in length.
It occurs on coastal reefs and estuaries, often in sheltered, silty waters.
The Sieve-Patterned Moray endemic to Australia, occuring off north-western Western Australia and southern Queensland to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- Green Moray fact sheet
- Saw-tooth Moray fact sheet
- View the Moray Eels list
- View the Sydney Harbour fish list
Further reading
- Böhlke, E.B. & J.E. McCosker. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum. 53(1): 71-102.
- Castle, P.H.J. in Gomon, M.F., J.C.M. Glover & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
