Moray eels, or Muraenidae, 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.
The spotted moray is a medium to large moray eel. Other common names include conger, spotted eel, red moray, speckled moray, white cong, white jawed moray, white-chinned moray and white-jawed moray eel. Spotted eels have a long snake-like body, white or pale yellow in general with small overlapping reddish brown to dark-brown spots. They are commonly 60 cm (24 in) in length and can grow up to 2 m (6.6 ft), weighing 2.51 kg (5.5 lb). They inhabit the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. They are also found around the Mid- and Eastern Atlantic islands as far south as St Helena. They are typically found anywhere from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft).
The laced moray, also known as the leopard moray, leopard moray eel, tessellate moray or honeycomb moray, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
The mosaic moray is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, found in south-eastern Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland on the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 metres, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 180 centimetres, making them the largest known member of their genus.
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 in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray, which reaches a length of 6 feet (180 cm). Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. Enchelycore species can also feature extremely bright colors and ornate markings.
The zebra moray is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnomuraena, though it sometimes has been included in Echidna instead.
The leopard moray eel, tiger moray eel or dragon moray, is a species of moray eel.
The fangtooth moray sometimes also known as tiger moray or bird-eye conger is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found in warmer parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Canary Islands, Madeira and various other islands. It entered the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic and is now found occasionally in the eastern Basin, from Levantine waters and off Turkey, Greece, Croatia and Sicily.
Gymnothorax miliaris, the goldentail moray, bastard eel, or conger moray, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
Echidna catenata, commonly known as the chain moray, is a moray eel found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and from islands elsewhere in the Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 165 cm (65 in) but a more common length is about 40 cm (16 in).
The hookjaw moray is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
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.
Enchelycore bikiniensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Leonard Schultz in 1953, and is commonly known as the Bikini Atoll moray or the Bikini moray.
Enchelycore lichenosa is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Galapagos Islands. It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901, and is commonly known as the reticulate hookjaw moray. To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.
Enchelycore nycturanus is a moray eel found in the Aliwal Shoal off the coast of South Africa. It was first named by D.G. Smith in 2002.
Enchelycore octaviana is a carnivorous moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru. It was first named by Myers and Wade in 1941, and is commonly known as the slenderjaw moray. E. octaviana inhabits salt waters at a depth varying from 3–36 meters, reaching a length of 91 centimetres.
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Bleeker in 1853, and is commonly known as the white-margined moray, brown moray eel, or the funnel-nostril moray.
Enchelycore tamarae is a moray eel found in coral reefs around India. It was first named by Prokofiev in 2005, and might feed on crustaceans.
Muraena melanotis is a moray eel found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean. It is commonly known as the honeycomb moray. It grows to am maximum length of about 1 metre.
Gymnothorax ocellatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1831, and is also commonly known as the blackedge moray, Caribbean ocellated moray, conger, ocellated moray, spotted moray, sawtooth moray, white-spotted moray, or yellow cong.
