What is Moray Eel?

Moray Eel is a fish belonging to the Muraenidae family. There are more than 100 types of eels Moray, so there is a great diversity between them, which is size, leather and coloring. Their size ranges from about 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) to 13 feet (4 m) to a length with a skin that could be spotted, striped or look as if it was tattooed. These eels exist in the spectrum of live colors from white to black. All Moray eels share the properties that both standards and fins are missing, except for one dorsal fin leading along his body and giving him a shameful appearance.

Moray Eels are found around the world. These types of eels are mainly reef fish that live in subtropical and tropical seas. They mostly prefer to live in the sea environment in shallow waters surrounding the rocky area or coral reefs, where they like to hide in slits and niches, but some species live in depths of several hundred feet or meters. Salt water is their main habitat, but several druThe Moray eel can be found in the mild Sea and in the brackish water and mouth. Several species are able to live in fresh water.

They spend most of their time by hiding and come out only at night when they need to feed themselves. Moray Eel is a carnivore whose diet includes another eel, fish, molluscs, crustaceans and cephalopods. Although his hunting is limited by poor eyes, he has a very sharp sense of smell that leads him to his prey. Morays is vital to the ocean ecosystem because they help keep it in balance by eating prey, which is already dead. Moray Eel is unique in the Kingdom of Animals for having a set of jaws with his teeth in his throat and using them to drag his prey into the digestive system.

For the eel Moray begins the reproduction period when the water temperature reaches the maximum. Morays behaves either like a couple or as two men and one female, with eggs and sperm released simultaneously and fertilized in water. After hatching, the larvae hoverShe eats in the ocean for about eight months before they swim to start life in the chosen habitat. It takes about two years for the larva to become an eel adult. Depending on the species, Moray Eels live for about six to 36 years.