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Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted ...
Uropterygiinae Fowler, 1925. Moray eel. Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ /), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water. [ 2 ]
The Indian mud moray is said to reach a length of about 24 in (0.61 m) and can live up to 30 years. The species is characterized by a gray-brown body covered in speckles that vary in color from golden yellow to white. Gymnothorax tile, like any other moray eel, possesses a second set of jaws, called the pharyngeal jaws, to swallow their prey.
Muraeninae. Genus: Gymnothorax. Bloch, 1795. Type species. Gymnothorax reticularis [1] Bloch, 1795. Gymnothorax is a genus of fish in the family Muraenidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. With more than 120 species, it the most speciose genus of moray eels.
Muraena argus. Muraena argus, commonly known as the white-spotted moray, or the Argus moray, [3] is a moray eel found in coral reefs from Mexico to Peru and around the Galápagos Islands. [4] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1870, originally under the genus Gymnothorax. [4] It dwells at a depth range of 18 to 60 metres (59 to 197 ft).
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The Mediterranean moray has an elongated, eel-like body and can reach a length of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) and weigh over 15 kilograms. Its coloration varies from dark grey to dark brown with fine dark spots. The skin is slimy and without scales. The dorsal fin begins behind its head and continues to the caudal fin (fused with the anal fin).
The snowflake moray is a very commonly kept saltwater eel. They are very hardy and well-suited to life within an aquarium. Up to 36" in length in captivity, the snowflake moray requires an aquarium that is larger than 20 gallons (40–50 gallons when full grown) with a tight-fitting lid, as these eels (and all other eels) are good at escaping ...