Muraenidae
Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1859)
Muraena melanotis, the honeycomb moray, is a moray eel species found in the Atlantic Ocean that grows up to 1 metre long.
Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842
Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842
The jewel moray (Muraena lentiginosa) is an Eastern Pacific moray eel that grows to 61 cm and sometimes enters the aquarium trade.
Muraena clepsydra Gilbert, 1898
Muraena clepsydra Gilbert, 1898
The hourglass moray (Muraena clepsydra) is a Eastern Pacific moray eel listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Muraena helena, the Mediterranean moray, is a large solitary eel found in eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal waters.
Muraena augusti (Kaup, 1856)
Muraena augusti (Kaup, 1856)
Muraena augusti is a moray eel species found in Eastern Atlantic Macaronesian waters, first described in 1856.
Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856)
Gymnothorax miliaris, the goldentail moray, is a spotted medium moray eel found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Gymnothorax favagineus, the laced moray, is a large spotted Indo-West Pacific moray eel that lives in coral reef outer slopes.
Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803)
This is a description of the undulated moray eel Gymnothorax undulatus, covering its traits, habitat, and Hawaiian cultural significance.
Gymnothorax castaneus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Gymnothorax castaneus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Gymnothorax castaneus is a large Pacific moray eel found from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, growing up to 1.5 m long.
Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870)
Gymnothorax dovii (Günther, 1870)
Gymnothorax dovii, the speckled moray eel, is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific that grows to about 170 cm long.
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)
Gymnothorax meleagris, the turkey moray, is a medium-sized spotted moray eel found in shallow Indo-Pacific reefs.
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)
Gymnothorax unicolor, the brown moray eel, is a moray eel species found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845)
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845)
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus, the greyface moray, is a medium Indo-Pacific moray eel that grows up to 66 cm long.
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839
Gymnothorax funebris, the green moray, is a large western Atlantic moray eel rated Least Concern by the IUCN.
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832)
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832)
Gymnothorax fimbriatus, the spot-face moray, is a medium-sized spotted moray eel found in tropical Indo-Pacific coral reef areas.
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)
Gymnothorax javanicus, the giant moray, is a large Indo-Pacific coral reef eel with distinctive spotted patterning.
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
Abbott's moray eel (Gymnothorax eurostus) is a nocturnal carnivorous reef moray eel that reaches 60 cm in length.
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, the yellow-edged moray, is a solitary nocturnal moray eel native to the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867)
Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867)
Gymnothorax nudivomer, the starry moray, is a large Indo-Pacific coral reef moray eel identifiable by its yellow mouth interior.
Gymnothorax melatremus Schultz, 1953
Gymnothorax melatremus Schultz, 1953
Gymnothorax melatremus is a small moray eel reaching 26 cm long, with variable body color and distinct tooth arrangements.
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Gymnothorax pictus, the poisonous peppered moray eel, is a tropical reef eel found in Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific waters.
Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
Gymnothorax vicinus, the purplemouth moray eel, is an Atlantic moray eel first named in 1855 by Castelnau.
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803)
Gymnothorax griseus, the geometric moray, is a 65 cm moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean up to 40 m depth.
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829)
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829)
Gymnothorax moringa, the spotted moray, is a medium-to-large solitary Atlantic moray eel with dangerous bites.
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