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The California moray (Gymnothorax mordax) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the eastern Pacific from just north of Santa Barbara to Santa Maria Bay in Baja California. [2] They are the only species of moray eel found off California, and one of the few examples of a subtropical moray.
Moray eel. 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.
Gymnothorax equatorialis is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to Peru. [2] It was first named by Hildebrand in 1946, [2] and is commonly known as the spotted-tail moray or the spottail moray. [3]
The panamic green moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) is a large moray eel in the Pacific. [2] Common names also include chestnut moray eel. The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. [3] It grows to about 1.5 m in length, [3] and is brown to brownish green.
Echidna nocturna is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, in the Gulf of California and around Peru and the Galapagos Islands. [1] It was first named by Cope in 1872, [1] and is commonly known as the freckled moray or the palenose moray. [2] It was discovered that Echidna nocturna and Muraena acutis are the same species. [3]
A nightmarish sea creature caught off New South Wales, Australia, has ignited debate after a professional angler admitted he was baffled by it.. The snake-like creature appears to be a type of ...
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus is a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [1] It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, [1] and is commonly known as the highfin moray, false spotted moray, mottled moray-eel, or the yellow-lined reef-eel. [2]
The speckled moray eel (Gymnothorax dovii) is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around the Galapagos Islands and along the Central American coast from Costa Rica to Colombia. It is also found in the Gulf of California. It reaches a length of about 170 cm.