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The green moray eel is the biggest and the most widespread species in the Caribbean, but it’s not the only one: the spotted moray and the chain moray can also be easily seen there. Along the European rocky coasts, it is common to spot small Mediterranean morays at shallow depths.
The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) 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).
There are about 202 known species of moray eels, in 16 genera. These genera are in two sub-families, Muraeninae and Uropterygiinae, which are distinguished by the location of their fins. [27] In Muraeninae the dorsal fin is near the gill slits and runs down the back of the eel, and the anal fin is behind the anus. [27]
28 gru 2023 · Associated with rocky shorelines, coral reefs, and mangroves, the green moray is a benthic, solitary fish. The species is also known from tidal creeks, harbors, areas over sand and mud bottoms, and among seagrass beds. This moray resides in waters shallower than 100 feet (30m).
The green moray eel eats shrimp, fish, crab, and cephalopods like octopus. Range & Habitat: In the Gulf of Mexico, western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the green moray eel lives along rocky shorelines, coral reef communities, seagrass beds, mud bottoms and creeks.
Moray Eels occur in all tropical and temperate oceans of the world. In Australia the Green Moray occurs in temperate coastal waters from south-eastern Queensland to Shark Bay, Western Australia, including northern Tasmania.
The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) 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).
