Outer Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 60 feet

Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet

Sand Island, Oahu, 300 feet

Water Barge, Midway Atoll, 15 feet

Prefers cool (60-70F) waters around the Main Hawaiian Islands below the thermocline in excess of 150 feet.  It may be seen in shallower water around the upper Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  Tan with white fin margins, mouth, and dimples.  One of few morays known to have venomous, finely-serrated teeth.  Attains 40 inches.  Recorded at scattered locations from Central Japan to Hawai'i, New Caledonia, and Tahiti.  Formerly known as Gymnothorax hepaticus.