Reticulate moray

Reticulate moray
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Muraena
Species:	M. retifera
Binomial name
	Muraena retifera; Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882

Last updated October 06, 2025

The reticulate moray (Muraena retifera) is a moray eel with pharyngeal jaws. It is part of the genus Muraena .

It is native to the southeastern United States, the Bay of Campeche and the Leeward Antilles.

References

↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Muraena retifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T195812A2421391. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195812A2421391.en . Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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[1] Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Muraena retifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T195812A2421391. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195812A2421391.en . Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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Reticulate moray

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Muraena
Species:	M. retifera
Binomial name
*Muraena retifera* Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882