Muraenidae
Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906
Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906
Gymnothorax zonipectis, the barred-fin moray, is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific moray eel that reaches up to 50 cm long.
Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & Randall, 1977
Gymnothorax breedeni McCosker & Randall, 1977
Gymnothorax breedeni, the blackcheek moray eel, is a medium-sized reef eel found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859)
Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859)
The California moray (Gymnothorax mordax) is the only moray eel found off California, ranging in the eastern Pacific from California to Baja California.
Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845)
Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845)
The spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax isingteena) is a moray eel found in Indian and Pacific Ocean coral reefs, first named in 1845.
Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax prasinus, the yellow moray, is a moray eel found in southern Australia and parts of New Zealand's North Island.
Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax nubilus (Richardson, 1848)
Gymnothorax nubilus, the grey moray, is a moray eel found off the North Island of New Zealand.
Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937
Gymnothorax annasona Whitley, 1937
Gymnothorax annasona, the Lord Howe Island moray, is a moray eel found around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands that grows up to 55 cm long.
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus is an 80 cm moray with pale yellow spotted bodies and fin margin white that fades with age.
Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932
Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932
Gymnothorax cribroris is a species of moray eel found in coral reefs of the western Pacific and northern Australia, named in 1932.
Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland, 1844)
Gymnothorax rueppelliae is a banded moray eel found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans in coral reef habitats.
Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)
Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)
Gymnomuraena zebra, the zebra moray, is a medium-sized banded benthic moray eel that lives in shallow Indo-Pacific reefs.
Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)
Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)
Echidna nocturna is a species of moray eel found in the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean, living in intertidal and coral reef habitats.
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
Echidna nebulosa, the snowflake moray, is a blunt-toothed Indo-Pacific moray eel that eats mainly crustaceans.
Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
Echidna polyzona, the barred moray, is a tropical Indo-Pacific moray eel fished for subsistence and the aquarium trade.
Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
Echidna catenata, the chain moray, is a nocturnal carnivorous moray eel found in shallow Atlantic reefs and rocky shores.
Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Enchelycore pardalis, the leopard moray eel, is a nocturnal Indo-Pacific reef eel that hunts fish and small cephalopods at night.
Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)
Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)
Enchelycore anatina, the fangtooth moray, is a distinctive nocturnal carnivorous eel that lives on rocky creviced seabeds.
Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888
Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888
Rhinomuraena quaesita, the ribbon eel, is the only species in its genus, found in shallow Indo-Pacific tropical reef habitats.
Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson, 1828)
Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson, 1828)
Scuticaria tigrina is a reef-dwelling moray eel found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific, occasionally kept in aquariums or used for food.
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