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Seychelles Moray - Anarchias seychellensis
The Seychelles moray is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Chain Moray - Echidna catenata
The chain moray is found from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida south through the Caribbean to Central America and the coast of Uruguay.
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Chain Moray - Echidna catenata
The chain moray is brightly patterned in black and yellow.
Source: Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas & Caribbean Reefs Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Snowflake Eel - Echidna nebulosa
The snowflake eel is found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is also known as the starry eel.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Snowflake Eel - Echidna nebulosa
In Hawaii, the snowflake eel is known as the puhi kāpā.
Source: Waikiki Aquarium Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Barred Moray - Echidna polyzona
The barred moray is found from the east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Australia.
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Yellow-spotted Moray - Echidna xanthospilos
The yellow-spotted moray is found in waters off of Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. It is also known as the skeletor eel.
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Caribbean Chestnut Moray - Enchelycore carychroa
The Caribbean chestnut moray is found in the western Atlantic from the Atlantic coast and Gulf coast of southern Florida south through the Caribbean and Central America to Brazil. It is also found off the coast of the Bahamas and off the Gulf Coast of Mexico.
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Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina
The fangtooth moray is found on both sides of the Atlantic. In North America it is found off the coast of northern Florida and in the waters of Bermuda. It is also found in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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Reticulate Hookjaw Moray - Enchelycore lichenosa
The reticulate hookjaw moray is found in Northwest Pacific ocean near Taiwan and southern Japan and in the Southeast Pacific Ocean around the Galapagos Islands.
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Leopard Moray Eel - Enchelycore pardalis
The leopard moray eel is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In North America, it is found around the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the dragon moray eel.
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Zebra Moray - Gymnomuraena zebra
The zebra moray is found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In North America it is found from Baja California, Mexico south to Colombia and the Galapagos Islands.
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Zebra Moray - Gymnomuraena zebra
In Hawaii, the zebra moray is known as the puhi.
Source: Waikīkī Aquarium Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dark Moray - Gymnothorax afer
The dark moray is found in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of Africa from Mauritania to Namibia.
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Whitemargin Moray - Gymnothorax albimarginatus
The whitemargin moray is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans from Japan south to Indonesia. In North America, it is found in waters around the Hawaiian Islands.
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Canary Moray - Gymnothorax bacalladoi
The Canary moray is found in the eastern Atlantic around the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.
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Y-patterned Moray - Gymnothorax berndti
The Y-patterned moray is found in the western Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean from Taiwan to New Zealand and east to Hawaii.
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Panamic Green Moray - Gymnothorax castaneus
The Panamic green moray is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern Baja California and the Gulf of California south to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
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Lipspot Moray - Gymnothorax chilospilus
The Lipspot moray is found in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the waters around Hawaii.
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Saddled Moray - Gymnothorax conspersus
The saddled moray is found from North Carolina south through the Caribbean and Gulf Coast to Brazil.
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Stout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostus
The stout moray is found in shallow water in inland reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In North America, it is found in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Stout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostus
The stout moray is also known as Abbott's moray.
Source: Australian Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Stout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostus
The stout moray is 1-2 feet in length.
Source: Florent's Guide To The Tropical Reefs Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Laced Moray - Gymnothorax favagineus
The laced moray is found from the Red Sea and east Africa to Japan, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Laced Moray - Gymnothorax favagineus
The laced moray is also known as the tessellate moray, the honeycomb moray, and the leopard moray.
Source: Australian Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Fimbriate Moray - Gymnothorax fimbriatus
The fimbriate moray is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans from Madagascar to Japan and Australia.
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Fimbriate Moray - Gymnothorax fimbriatus
The fimbriate moray can be 2.5 feet in length.
Source: Australian Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-edged Moray - Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
The yellow-edged moray is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii.
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Yellow-edged Moray - Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
The yellow-edged moray is known as the puhi paka and it's bite can be dangerous to humans.
Source: Waikiki Aquarium Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Green Moray - Gymnothorax funebris
The green moray is found in the western Atlantic from New Jersey south to Brazil as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Green Moray - Gymnothorax funebris
The green moray spends the day hidden in rocky crevices.
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Green Moray - Gymnothorax funebris
The green moray can be close to 6 feet in length.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Green Moray - Gymnothorax funebris
The green moray is really brown. It looks greenish-yellow because of the mucus that covers its body.
Source: National Aquarium Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Geometric Moray - Gymnothorax griseus
The geometric moray is found in the western Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea.
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Indo-Pacific Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax isingteena
The Indo-Pacific spotted moray is found in coral reefs in the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
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Giant Moray - Gymnothorax javanicus
The giant moray is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Kidako Moray - Gymnothorax kidako
The Kidako moray is found in the western Pacific ocean from China, Japan and Australia east to Hawaii.
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Turkey Moray - Gymnothorax meleagris
The Turkey moray is found in reefs in shallow water the Indian and Pacific oceans from the coast of eastern Africa to Hawaii.
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Goldentail Moray - Gymnothorax miliaris
The goldentail moray is found in the western Atlantic from Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to southern Brazil. In the eastern Atlantic it is found in the waters around the Cape Verde Islands and Ascension and St. Helena Islands.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
California Moray - Gymnothorax mordax
The California moray is found in crevices in shallow rocky reefs from Point Conception in southern California to Baja Califonia in Mexico.
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California Moray - Gymnothorax mordax
The California moray preys on octopuses and small fish.
Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
California Moray - Gymnothorax mordax
red rock shrimp clean dead skin for the body of the California moray.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax moringa
The spotted moray is found from North Carolina south along the U.S. coast through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico south to southern Brazil. It is also found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on Ascension and St. Helena Islands.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray Moray - Gymnothorax nubilus
The gray moray is found in the Southwest Pacific around Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
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Yellowmouth Moray - Gymnothorax nudivomer
The yellowmouth moray is found in Indian and Pacific oceans. It is also known as the starry moray.
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Peppered moray - Gymnothorax pictus
The peppered moray is found in Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Polygon Moray - Gymnothorax polygonius
The polygon moray is found in the western and eastern Atlantic ocean.
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Yellow Moray - Gymnothorax prasinus
The yellow moray is found in the waters off of New Zealand and southern Australia.
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Australian Mottled Moray - Gymnothorax prionodon
The Australian mottled moray is found in the western Pacific ocean from southern Japan to the South China Sea south to Australia and New Zealand. It is also known as the sawtooth moray.
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Banded Moray - Gymnothorax rueppelliae
The banded moray is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. In the U.S., it is found in Hawaii.
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Honeycomb Moray - Gymnothorax saxicola
The honeycomb moray is found from New Jersey south to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is also found in the Mississippi River Delta. It is also known as the ocellated moray and the blackedge moray and is often used in home aquariums.
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Grayface Moray - Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
The grayface moray is found in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean.
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Undulated Moray - Gymnothorax undulatus
The undulated moray is found in the Indian Ocean and in the western, central and eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found in Hawaii and along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica.
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Undulated Moray - Gymnothorax undulatus
The undulated moray has a brown body and a bright yellow head.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brown Moray - Gymnothorax unicolor
The brown moray is found on rocky coasts in the Eastern Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Barred Fin Moray - Gymnothorax zonipectis
The barred fin moray is found from eastern Africa east to the Philippines.
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Redface Eel - Monopenchelys acuta
The redface eel is found in scattered locations around the globe. It is found in the western Atlantic from the Bahamas to the Lesser Antilles, It has been recorded around Ascension Island in southern Atlantic. In the Indian Ocean, it has been recorded in Comoros, Seychelles, and Mauritius and in the Pacific Ocean it is found from Fiji to Hawaii.
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Black Moray - Muraena augusti
The black moray is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean around Cape Verde, the Canary and Madeira Islands, and the Azores.
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
The Mediterranean moray is found from south of British Isles to Senegal, in the waters around the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde and in the waters of the Mediterranean.
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Jewel Moray - Muraena lentiginosa
The jewel moray is found in the Eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
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Whitespot Moray - Muraena pavonina
In the western Atlantic Ocean, the whitespot moray is found off of northeastern Brazil and the mid-Atlantic and around Ascension Island in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Ribbon Moray - Rhinomuraena quaesita
The ribbon moray is found from East Africa to French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, and south to the northwest and east coast Australia and New Caledonia.
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Tiger Reef Eel - Scuticaria tigrina
The tiger reef eel is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from East Africa to the to the Philippines, Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands east to Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.
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Freckleface Reef-eel - Uropterygius xanthopterus
The Freckleface reef-eel is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Hardtail Moray - Anarchias galapagensis
The hardtail moray is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Pygmy Moray - Anarchias similis
The pygmy moray is found from the coast of South Carolina south to Venezuela and along the Gulf Coast of Florida south to Nicaragua.
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Broadbanded Moray - Channomuraena vittata
The broadbanded moray is found in tropical waters around the globe. In the U.S. it is found in the waters off southern Florida.
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Palenose Moray - Echidna nocturna
The palenose moray is found along the Pacific coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
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Viper Moray - Enchelycore nigricans
The viper moray is found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In the U.S. it is found off the coast of Florida.
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Slenderjaw Moray - Enchelycore octaviana
The slenderjaw moray is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
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Finespotted Moray - Gymnothorax dovii
The finespotted moray is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Spotted-Tail Moray - Gymnothorax equatorialis
The spotted-tail moray is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
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Wide-Mouth Moray - Gymnothorax eurygnathos
The wide-mouth moray is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
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Lichen Moray - Gymnothorax hubbsi
The lichen moray is found in the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama south to Cuba and north up the eastern coast of Florida to southern Georgia.
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Blacktail Moray - Gymnothorax kolpos
The blacktail moray is found in along the Atlantic coast of the eastern U.S. from North Carolina south to Florida and along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas.
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Sharktooth Moray - Gymnothorax maderensis
The sharktooth moray is found in the eastern and western Atlantic ocean. In the eastern Atlantic it is found in Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde Islands. In the western Atlantic it is found in Bermuda, Cuba, and in the Caribbean.
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Blackedge Moray - Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
The blackedge moray is found rom the coast of North Carolina south to Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is also found in the Gulf of Mexico west to Texas and south through Central America to Colombia.
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Caribbean Ocellated Moray - Gymnothorax ocellatus
The Caribbean ocellated moray is found in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast of Central America south to Uruguay.
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Masked Moray - Gymnothorax panamensis
The masked moray is found along the Pacific coast of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Small-Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax phalarus
The small-spotted moray is found along the Pacific coast of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
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White-Edged Moray - Gymnothorax verrilli
The white-edged moray is found along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama.
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White-Spotted Moray - Muraena argus
The white-edged moray is found along the Pacific coast from southern California to Peru.
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Hourglass Moray - Muraena clepsydra
The hourglass moray is found along the Pacific coast of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru
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Reticulate Moray - Muraena retifera
The reticulate moray is found from North Carolina south to Florida and along the Gulf Coast from Florida north to Mississippi. It is also found off the coast of Venezuela.
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Stout Moray - Muraena robusta
The stout moray is found from North Carolina to Florida in the western Atlantic as well as off the coast of Panama and Colombia. It is found along the African coast from Morocco to Angola in the eastern Atlantic.
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Marbled Moray - Uropterygius macularius
The marbled moray is found from North Carolina south to Brazil as well as in the Caribbean.
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Many-Spotted Moray - Uropterygius polystictus
The many-spotted moray is found along the Pacific coasts of Ecuador and Mexico
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Low Fin Moray - Gymnothorax porphyreus
The low-fin moray is found in sub-tropical waters in the South Pacific to South America.
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Sawtooth Moray - Gymnothorax serratidens
The sawtooth moray is found in waters off of Ecuador and Peru.
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Brown Conger - Gymnothorax vicinus
The brown conger is found on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S. it is found from the eastern coast of Florida through the Gulf coast states.
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Freshwater Moray - Gymnothorax polyuranodon
The freshwater moray is found in Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
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Brown Snake Moray - Uropterygius fuscoguttatus
The brown snake moray is found in Australia and the South Pacific Islands.
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Two-Holes Moray - Uropterygius versutus
The two-holes moray is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Jigsaw Moray - Uropterygius wheeleri
The jigsaw moray is found in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of Africa in the waters around Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea , Sao Tomé and Principe, and Senegal.
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