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Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ ˈ m ɒr eɪ, m ə ˈ r eɪ /), 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 .
The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the moray eel family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. [ 3 ] Its bite can be dangerous to humans.
The Indian mud moray eel, (Gymnothorax tile) is a moray eel found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. [2] It was first named by Hamilton in 1822, [ 2 ] and is also commonly known as the freshwater moray or freshwater snowflake eel .
The snowflake eel has been known to live to 15 years and older in captivity. They are carnivores, readily accepting just about any meaty foods, including krill, shrimp, silversides and octopus meat. Unless already acclimated to frozen foods, the moray eel will likely need to be fed with live ghost shrimp when first acquired. Weaning can be ...
They are the only species of moray eel found off California, and one of the few examples of a subtropical moray. They typically occupy boulder or cobble habitats up to 40 m in depth. [3] They can attain lengths of about 5 ft (1.52 m) and are believed to live for upwards of 22–26 years. [4]
The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York, Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths down to 40 metres (130 ft). Its length is up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).
The leopard moray eel, tiger moray eel or dragon moray (Enchelycore pardalis), is a species of moray eel. [ 1 ] The leopard moray eel is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans from Réunion to the Hawaiian , Line and Society Islands , north to southern Japan , southern Korea , and south to New Caledonia .
The fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina) sometimes also known as tiger moray [3] or bird-eye conger [4] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found in warmer parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Canary Islands, Madeira and various other islands.