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Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

Also known as: Black Moray, Green Conger, Green Congo, Green Eel, Olive-green Moray Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
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Adult
@eksmp · Caye Caulker, Belize · April 20141 / 4
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Overview

Found singly, during the day in crevices, caves and holes of the reef, out at night, foraging for food over mangroves and rocky shorelines of reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and fish.
Can bite if divers come too close.

Morays open and close their mouths to move water through their gills for respiration.
This behaviour can often be seen as a threat especially towards divers, in fact this is far from the truth, they are very shy creatures and will only attack if provoked!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean
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Found singly, during the day in crevices, caves and holes of the reef, out at night, foraging for food over mangroves and rocky shorelines of reefs.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusGymnothorax
    7. speciesGymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)