Taxonomy

Animalia

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Anguilliformes

Muraenidae

Gymnothorax

moringa

Spotted Moray Eel

Moringa's Naked-chest

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The spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) is a medium to large moray eel. Other common names include conger, spotted eel, red moray, speckled moray, white cong, white jawed moray, white-chinned moray and white-jawed moray eel. Spotted eels have a long snake-like body, white or pale yellow in overall color with small overlapping reddish brown to dark-brown spots. They are commonly 60 cm (24 in) in length and can grow to 2 m (6. 6 ft), and weigh 2. 51 kg (5. 5 lb). They inhabit the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. They are also found around the Mid- and Eastern Atlantic islands as far south as St Helena. They are typically found anywhere from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft).

Gymnothorax moringa. Retrieved January, 01 2022, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_moray.

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