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The slender giant moray or Gangetic moray, Strophidon sathete, is the longest member of the family of moray eels. It is in the genus Strophidon . The longest recorded specimen was caught in 1927, on the Maroochy River in Queensland ; it measured 3.94 metres (12 feet 11 inches) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species is characterized by an elongated body, as ...
The giant moray is carnivorous and nocturnal, hunting its prey within the reef. It is known to engage in cooperative hunting with the roving coral grouper ( Plectropomus pessuliferus ). [ 7 ] These two fish species are complementary hunters: While the eel hunts in the reef, it may scare prey up and out of the reef, leaving them to be eaten by ...
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.
Enchelycore is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. Enchelycore species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from 2 to 3 feet (61 to 91 cm) in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray (), which reaches a length of 6 feet (180 cm).
Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel, [2] is a moray eel (family Muraenidae). [3] It was described by Schultz in 1943. [4] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Line Islands, the Tuamotu Islands, and Johnston Island.
It is commonly known as the drab snake moray or black snake moray. It is faded tan in colour. [ 2 ] First described by W.A. Gosline in 1958, this eel typically resides in tropical marine environments and is reef-associated, often found in shallow lagoons or seaward reefs at depths of 8 to 18 meters.
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 ...
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [2] It was first named by Bleeker in 1853, [ 2 ] and is commonly known as the white-margined moray , brown moray eel , or the funnel-nostril moray .