Green Moray



Size:   3-8 ft.
ID:   Green to brown, large wavy dorsal fin along back

Class:   Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:   Anguilliformes /  Anguilliform eels
Family:   Muraenidae /  Moray eels
Genus Species:   Gymnothorax funebris /  Green Moray

Habitat:   hide in recesses during the day but swim out at night to forage for food
Typical food:   fish and octopus
Other information:   open and close mouth for respiration; shy; scavenge with a keen
sense of smell and seize fish or octopuses with backward curving fang-like teeth


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