Buro Moray

Dark brown with irregular dark spots anteriorly, interspersed with lighter granulations that form diffuse crossbars on the tail.Description: Characterized by Light brown color on head and front of body; dark brown over remainder of body, small black spots, white flecks; fin margins yellow; body depth at gill opening about 11-16 in TL; origin of dorsal fin anterior to gill opening; anus at about middle of body; five rows of canine teeth across front of upper jaw; two rows of teeth on each side of upper jaw; lower jaw with two rows of teeth in front, larger teeth in inner row (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 109 - 117

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534).

Occurs in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs, primarily found in the surge zone (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Lives between rocks and corals.

fisheries: of no interest

廣泛分布於印度-泛太平洋區，西起東非、紅海，東至巴拿馬、哥斯大黎加，北至日本，南至澳洲等海域。在臺灣見於南部、小琉球、及蘭嶼附近海域。

中小型鯙類，較少作為食用，而以觀賞飼養方面的用途較多。

體延長而呈圓柱狀，尾部側扁。吻圓；上下頜完全密合；上頜齒2-3排。脊椎骨數112-114。體色為暗棕色，頭部腹面色較淡，體側有許多明顯的黑點，約略規則排列成行，尾部有許多淡色的粒狀凸起，鰭邊緣為黃綠色。

主要棲息於潟湖或向海的珊瑚岩礁區域；通常被發現於拂浪區。喜歡隱藏在礁石間隙中，伺機捕食魚類或頭足類為生。

The latticetail moray (Gymnothorax buroensis) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1857, and is commonly also known as the vagrant moray, Buru moray eel, or Buro moray.

Occurs in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to at least 25 m., primarily in the surge zone (Ref. 9710). Lives between rocks and corals.