MURAENIDAE Gymnothorax fimbriatus (photo by Mark Strickland) Gymnothorax fimbriatus, 67.6 cm SL (from North Sulawesi, Indonesia; photo by Teguh Peristiwady) Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) Darkspotted Moray V 131-136. Body moderately elongate. Snout long, slender. Lower jaw slightly hooked. Dorsal-fin origin before gill opening. Color: body pale grayishbrown with spots or blotches forming somewhat irregular black bands; top of head dull greenish yellow; 2-3 oblique rows of dark spots behind eye; a large white spot at corner of mouth; edge of fins whitish. Size: maximum length 80 cm. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, including Mauritius, Andaman Sea, Ryukyu Islands, Micronesia, Society Islands and Queensland. Remarks: inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of at least 26 m.