Description
A comparatively short moray eel with whitish or pale yellow colour densely mottled with grey brown spots. Dark grey colour is observed on the front side of the head. The origin of dorsal fin about midway between gill opening and mouth corner and anus well anterior to middle of body
Size
Maximum length: 52.1 cm (TL), common length: 20-32 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods
Utilization
It is popular as an aquarium fish
Gears
Gillnet, trawl, trap