What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Blackspotted moray been recorded?

Gymnothorax favagineus occurrence evidence comes from 68 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1906 to 2026. Most records come from Oman.

AnguilliformesMuraenidaeGymnothorax

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

68 records across 17 countries and territories, 1906–2026.

Gymnothorax favagineus · GBIF taxon key 2404048

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.

9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19062026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Blackspotted moray has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Blackspotted moray. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Oman 16
South Africa 9
India 8
Australia 6
Yemen 6
Philippines 5
Taiwan 4
Maldives 3
Thailand 3
Indonesia 1
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
Japan 1
Sri Lanka 1
Mozambique 1
Pakistan 1
Seychelles 1
Tanzania 1

Related animals

Others in the family Muraenidae.

Giant Moray
Giant Moray
422 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.