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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.
As the name suggests, the giant moray is a large eel, reaching up to a little over 3m (10 feet) in length and 30 kg (66 lb) in weight. [3] Its elongated body is brownish in color. While juveniles are tan in color with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head.
Muraena is a genus of twelve species of large eels in the family Muraenidae.. This genus is common in the Mediterranean, and is abundantly represented in tropical and subtropical seas, especially in rocky parts or on coral reefs.
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
According to some studies, the Muraenidae family originated 34 to 54 million years ago in the Pacific Ocean. [5] There are approximately 200 species of moray eels split across 16 genera globally. Some species of moray eels are commonly served as a delicacy in various countries such as Portugal, Japan, and Vietnam. [12]
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.
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.