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 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.
The speckled moray eel is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around the Galapagos Islands and along the Central American coast from Costa Rica to Colombia. It is also found in the Gulf of California. It reaches a length of about 170 cm.
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.
Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel, is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm (8.2 in).
The leopard moray eel, tiger moray eel or dragon moray, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.
The green moray is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York, Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths down to 40 metres (130 ft). Its length is up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). It is the largest moray species of the tropical Atlantic and one of the largest species of moray eel known. Though it is not considered endangered, the species is particularly under-studied and estimated to be undercounted by up to 400% in single-pass visual surveys.
The Caribbean chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths between 1 and 20 m. Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over 1 ft, making them the smallest members of their genus and among the smaller morays.
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.
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage and are usually predators.
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.
The panamic green moray eel is a large moray eel in the Pacific. Common names also include chestnut moray eel.
E. nigricans may refer to:
Anarchias seychellensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by J. L. B. Smith Smith in 1962, and is commonly known as the Seychelles moray or the marbled reef-eel.
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 kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980, and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.
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 tamarae is a moray eel found in coral reefs around India. It was first named by Prokofiev in 2005, and might feed on crustaceans.
