Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Chestnut Moray

Gymnothorax castaneus

Spanish: Morena café

Chestnut Moray (Gymnothorax castaneus)
Photographed by sirenadelmanglar on iNaturalist

The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific. Common names also include chestnut moray eel. Most often recorded in May, Feb.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records728 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Chestnut Moray (Gymnothorax castaneus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/gymnothorax-castaneus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.