Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Gymnothorax dovii
morena punto fino, morena pintita, Speckled moray, fine spotted moray
Occasionally have fine white to yellow spots or flecks on rear body and dorsal fin. Up to 1.1 m.
Habitat: Rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Lurk in holes, crevices and dark recesses.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Muraenidae
Genus
Gymnothorax
Species
dovii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Muraena dovii Günther, 1870, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador including Galapagos, also Clipperton and Cocos. Revillegigedos, Malpelo
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Banks, S. Vera, M. & Chiriboga, A. (2009) Establishing Reference Points to Assess Long-Term Change in Zooxanthellate Coral Communities of the Northern Galapagos Coral Reefs. J. Sci. Conserv. in the Galapagos Islands, p. 43-64.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Gymnothorax dovii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7638. Accessed 31 October 2026.