Yellowmouth Moray
Gymnothorax nudivomer
Spotted moray with a bright yellow mouth, found in reef crevices.
Family
Muraenidae
Avg Size
100-180 cm
Habitat
The starry moray is widespread across the Indo-Pacific, from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea out to Polynesia and Hawaii, and from southern Japan to New Caledonia. It dwells on the outer slopes of coral reefs, sheltering in crevices between about 1.0 and 272.6 m (3.3 to 894 ft) deep, but is most often seen near 30 m (99 ft).
Behaviour
The starry moray is a solitary carnivore that emerges from its lair at night to hunt actively along the reef, feeding chiefly on fishes.
Where & When to See It
Turft El Shahed
Abu Kifan
Abu Dabbab
Turtle Bay
Umm Gamar South
White Knight
Woodhouse Reef
Abu Hashish
Aida
El Erug
El Fanous West
Erg Sabina
Erg Somaya
Far Garden
Gota Abu Ramada
Lighthouse
Panorama Reef
Ras Burg
Shaab Eshta
Small Giftun
Abu Ramada North
Abu Ramada South
Amphoras
Banana Reef
Belina Wreck
Big Brother Island
Big Giftun
Blue Hole - El Bells
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
Eel Garden
Eel Gardens
El Mina Wreck
Elphinstone
Erg Abu Ramada
Fiddle Garden
Fury Shoals
Giannis D
Gordon Reef
Habili Ali
Hamda
Jackfish Alley
Jackson Reef
Kormoran
Laguna Reef
Little Brother Island
Middle Garden
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks
Napoleon Reef
Near Garden
North Ras Abu Galum
Numidia
Paradise
Pinky Wall
Ras Abu Helal
Ras Bob
Ras Disha
Ras Ghamila
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Katy
Ras Nasrani
Ras Um Sid
Ras Zaatar
Salem Express
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Sha'ab Sharm
Shaab Eissa
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark Observatory
Shark's Bay
Siyul Kebira
Small Crack
Sodfa
Soma Bay Garden
South Ras Abu Galum
Temple
The Alternatives
The Canyon
The Caves
The Islands
Thomas Reef
Three Pools
Tower
Abu Nuhas
Shaab Abu Nugar
Turtle Reef
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Bluff Point
North Gabr El Bint
Shabrur Um Gamar
Umm Gamar North
The Barge at Bluff Point
Careless Reef
Carnatic
Chrisoula K
The Ulysses
Kimon M
Thistlegorm
El Fanadir
Rosalie Moller
Shaab El Erg