jewel moray

Muraena lentiginosa

Ray from Gulf of California

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Muraena lentiginosa, the jewel moray, is a moray eel from the Eastern Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 61 centimetres (2 ft 0 in) in length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Islas Lobos de Afuera, Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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