MURAENIDAE Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus, 34.8 cm (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus, 53.5 cm (from Amami Ohshima I., Japan; photo by Seishi Kimura) Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852) Highfin Moray V 128-131. Body moderately elongate. Teeth in jaws moderately large canine in single row; usually with single median row of 3 intermaxillary canines. Dorsal fin rather high. Anus in about middle of body. Color: body pale yellowish, densely spotted with dark brown; spots clustering to form dark blotches larger than eye in about 4 irregular rows on body; juveniles with a white margin on fins. Size: maximum length 80 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, including Oman, India, Andaman Sea, southern Japan, Indonesia and Australia. Remarks: specimens mainly from tidepools.