Species Type:
Fishes
Common Name(s):
Green moray eel
Size:
The average size of a moray eel is 6 feet (1.8 meters), weighing in at 30 pounds (13.3 kilograms).
Diet:
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.
Details:
The green moray eel is dark gray-brown. Coated with a yellow mucus protecting them from disease and parasites, their coloring can appear green. This bony fish only has a dorsal fin and a tail, using their long slender bodies to swim.