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green moray

Gymnothorax funebris

The green moray is a long, snake-like fish that lives in warm ocean waters. It has a bright green color and hides in crevices among the coral reefs, making it a fascinating creature to discover!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The green moray has a thick, snake-like body, often appearing brilliant green due to a yellow mucus coating over its dark skin. It lacks pectoral and pelvic fins, making its smooth, elongated form distinct among reef fish.

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green moray
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green moray

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Cleaner shrimp often bravely crawl into a moray's mouth to remove parasites, without being eaten!

Moray eels have a special gooey slime that covers their skin, protecting them from germs and scratches!

They often open their mouth wide not to attack, but to breathe, pumping water over gills!

This "green" eel is actually dark gray underneath, its color comes from a yellow mucus!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sticky Slime Armor

The green moray has a thick, protective slime coat that helps it glide into tight spaces and deters predators.

Fähigkeit

Double Jaw Attack

The green moray can use a second set of jaws to pull prey deep into its throat for quick swallowing.

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffer

The green moray has an excellent sense of smell that helps it find hidden prey in dark reef crevices.

Maße und Details

Länge
150-250 cm
Gewicht
10-30 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
50 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

A nocturnal ambush predator, it hunts fish, crustaceans, and octopuses hiding in coral reefs.

Hauptnahrung

  • reef fish
  • crabs
  • shrimp
  • octopus

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Main prey for morays.

hunts

White grunt

Haemulon plumierii

Common reef fish prey.

eaten by

Bull shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Large sharks prey on morays.

symbiotic with

Skunk cleaner shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Removes parasites from moray.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always stay at a safe distance from fish in the ocean and never touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von green moray?

150-250 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von green moray?

10-30 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von green moray?

10-15 Jahre

Was frisst green moray?

A nocturnal ambush predator, it hunts fish, crustaceans, and octopuses hiding in coral reefs.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von green moray?

15 km/h

Wo findet man green moray normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt green moray?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von green moray?

50 m

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