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Name : Gymnothorax favagineus

Common Name : Walm
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Muraenidae
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Description

This species is generally white with black blotches and interspaces forming a honeycomb pattern. The size and shape of the black blotches will vary on the basis of size and habitat


Size

Maximum length: 175.3 cm (TL), common length: 120-150 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on small bottom living fishes


Utilization

It is popular as an aquarium fish


Gears

Gillnet, trawl, trap