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Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus), also known as the stout moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific, antitropical [2] in distribution. It is found in the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Easter Island, at depths of 40 m (130 feet). Its length is up to 60 cm (24 inches).
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 Marshall Islands moray (Gymnothorax marshallensis) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. [2] It was first named by Schultz in 1953, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] References
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 moray eel's elongation is due to an increase in the number of vertebrae, rather than a lengthening of each individual vertebra or a substantial decrease in body depth. [29] Vertebrae have been added asynchronously between the pre-tail ("precaudal") and tail ("caudal") regions, unlike other groups of eels such as Ophicthids and Congrids. [30]
Conservation status. Least Concern [1] Scientific classification; Domain: ... is a moray eel found in the southeast and southwest Pacific Ocean. [2]
Conservation status. Least Concern [1] Scientific classification; Domain: ... Muraena melanotis is a moray eel found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean. [2]
The mottled conger moray, sometimes called mulatto conger or viper moray, is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, distributed across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Its length is up to 100 centimeters.