Barane’s Moray

This moderately large species of moray is distinguished by the following characters: color pattern irregular, complex, rosette-like pale spots on a brown background, the spots becoming smaller on head; intermaxillary teeth in one peripheral and one median row; 1-2 rows of maxillary teeth, the inner one, when present, has two depressible teeth; mandibular teeth in one row; vertebrae 6-7, 52-55, 137-142 (Ref. 74922).

Vertebrae: 137 - 142

Gymnothorax baranesi is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean, around the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel, and the Red Sea. It was first named by D.G. Smith, E. Brokovich, and S. Einbinder in 2008.