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Family Muraenidae Rafinesque, 1815 (moray eels) Subfamily Uropterygiinae Fowler, 1925 (tailfin moray eels) Subfamily Muraeninae Rafinesque, 1815 (morays) Infraorder Congrales. Family Colocongridae Smith, 1976 (shorttail eels) Family Derichthyidae Gill, 1884 (longneck eels or narrowneck eels) Family Ophichthidae Günther, 1870 (snake eels and ...
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.
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.
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 mud-dwelling moray (Diaphenchelys pelonates) is a species of eel in the family Muraenidae, and the only species in the monotypic genus Diaphenchelys. [2] [3] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2007. [4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia
The undulated eel and several other species of eels (puhi) are featured in many Hawaiian stories as common ʻaumakua, thought to be ancestors protecting families. [5]This eel is known as laumilo or "milo leaf" from the way it swims similar to blown leaves of the milo tree, it itself is considered a guardian for the tree according to the Kumulipo.
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 Flores mud moray (Gymnothorax davidsmithi) is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels). [1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2008. [2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 3–4 m.